R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, For 121 years the Texas State Teachers Association
1-2 (TSTA) has served the State of Texas, its citizens, and, most
1-3 especially, its children in furthering the education of the
1-4 citizenry of our great state from kindergarten to high school; and
1-5 WHEREAS, At its first gathering in Mexia, Texas, in June
1-6 1880, the TSTA drafted its first legislative resolution, which
1-7 called on the Texas Legislature to establish a state university in
1-8 Texas, which the Legislature did just four years later; that
1-9 university is known today as The University of Texas at Austin; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the Texas State Teachers
1-11 Association has been the leader in working for the betterment of
1-12 children and education by advocating historic legislation,
1-13 including child labor laws, women's suffrage, mandatory schooling,
1-14 migrant education, the minimum foundation program, the Gilmer-Aikin
1-15 bills, civil rights legislation, and state implementation of Title
1-16 I and Head Start Programs, to name only a few; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Today TSTA continues its notable efforts to better
1-18 education in Texas by working for improved conditions in the
1-19 classrooms and school buildings, increased professional salaries,
1-20 and a statewide health insurance program for employees, retirees,
1-21 and families; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Led by current president and our colleague, the
1-23 Honorable Ignacio Salinas, Jr., members of the Texas State Teachers
1-24 Association are gathering in the State Capitol today to continue to
2-1 press their cause for excellence in education in every Texas
2-2 classroom, and it is most appropriate to take this opportunity to
2-3 welcome them; now, therefore, be it
2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-5 Legislature hereby recognize January 31, 2001, as Texas State
2-6 Teachers Association Day and commend its members for the service
2-7 and dedication they have shown to the students of Texas; and, be it
2-8 further
2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-10 prepared for the Texas State Teachers Association as an expression
2-11 of appreciation and high regard from the Texas House of
2-12 Representatives.
Telford
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 147 was adopted by the House on
January 31, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House