H.R. No. 1772
 
R E S O L U T I O N
       WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals has named Dr. Thomas Autry Wallis of the Mabank
Independent School District the 2007 Texas Secondary School
Principal of the Year, and his selection for this honor provides an
ideal opportunity to recognize this outstanding Texas educator; and
       WHEREAS, Now in his 10th year as an education administrator,
and his fifth year with Mabank Independent School District,
Dr. Wallis currently serves as principal of Mabank High School;
during his tenure with Mabank High School, Dr. Wallis has enhanced
the lives of students through the implementation of a Student
Advisory Program, a Freshman Academy, benchmark testing programs,
and the High Schools that Work Program; and
       WHEREAS, In being selected by the Texas Association of
Secondary School Principals as the Texas Secondary School Principal
of the Year, Dr. Wallis has demonstrated excellence in the
challenging and rewarding field of education administration; he is
an invaluable asset both to the students and educators of Mabank
Independent School District, and it is a pleasure to recognize him
for this significant achievement; now, therefore, be it
       RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thomas Autry Wallis on his
selection as the Texas Secondary School Principal of the Year and
commend him for his dedication to the education of young Texans;
and, be it further
       RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Wallis as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Brown of Kaufman
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Speaker of the House     
       I certify that H.R. No. 1772 was adopted by the House on May
18, 2007, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House