SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
         WHEREAS, Four campuses in Texas Senate District 21, Falls
  City, Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary
  Schools, along with Hector J. Garcia Early College High School,
  have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023; and
         WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was
  created by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize
  campuses that have demonstrated superior academic performance or
  made notable progress in improving outcomes among economically
  disadvantaged students; one of the most prestigious honors an
  elementary or secondary school in the United States can receive,
  the Blue Ribbon designation was awarded to only 353 schools in
  the nation and only 29 schools in Texas this year; and
         WHEREAS, Falls City Elementary, which is led by principal
  Jessica Luna, serves approximately 255 students in the Falls City
  Independent School District, while Saenz Elementary serves
  nearly 550 students in Roma ISD under the guidance of principal
  Odette Garcia; part of Laredo ISD, Farias Elementary serves more
  than 560 students under the leadership of Vanessa Lynn Ortegon
  and Garcia ECHS serves nearly 400 students and is led by
  Margarita Taboada; Falls City Elementary, Saenz Elementary, and
  Garcia ECHS were nominated in the Exemplary High Performing
  Schools category, and Farias Elementary was recognized in the
  Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools category; and
         WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers
  and students of these exceptional campuses have established a
  strong record of scholastic achievement, and their outstanding
  efforts have been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School
  award; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Falls City,
  Francisco Farias, and Roel A. & Celia R. Saenz Elementary
  Schools and Hector J. Garcia Early College High School on their
  selection as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the
  U.S. Department of Education and extend to all those involved
  with the schools sincere best wishes for continued success; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be
  prepared for the schools as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on November 30, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate