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                                                                  H.R. No. 1230



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Sam Tasby is being inducted into the African 
American Education Archives and History Program Educators Hall of 
Fame in Dallas on April 23, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 2001, the program was initiated by the 
Dallas Regional, National Alliance of Black School Educators and 
the African American Museum to create a repository of artifacts, 
documents, and visual images that chronicle the African American 
experience in Dallas County and to pay tribute to individuals such 
as Mr. Tasby who have made significant contributions to African 
American education in Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Tasby's efforts to bring about positive social 
change began in the early 1970s; while more than 15 years had passed 
since the historic Brown v. Board of Education case overturned the 
"separate but equal" doctrine, Mr. Tasby's children were still 
forced to attend an all-black school miles from their home even 
though two white schools were closer; and
	WHEREAS, Joined by other plaintiffs, Mr. Tasby filed a suit 
accusing the Dallas Independent School District of continuing to 
use a dual school system prohibited by law; despite many attempts to 
dissuade him, Mr. Tasby remained steadfast in his pursuit of 
justice for his and other African American children, and the 
lawsuit eventually enforced court oversight of the Dallas ISD; and
	WHEREAS, This loving father's efforts resulted in more than 
three decades of work by the district to ensure educational 
equality for all of its students, and in 2003, the desegregation 
order was finally lifted; and
	WHEREAS, An inspiration to all who are privileged to know 
him, Sam Tasby may take great pride in the profound difference he 
has made in Dallas and beyond as his efforts have truly enhanced the 
lives of countless Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Sam Tasby on his induction into the 
African American Education Archives and History Program Educators 
Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Tasby as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                 Davis of Dallas

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1230 was adopted by the House on April 
19, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House