H.R. No. 2475

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Margaret Robbins is retiring as program director for
	the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center on August 31, 2007,
	bringing to a close an exemplary career in public service that has
	spanned nearly 30 years; and
	WHEREAS, The former Margaret Hurlbert graduated from
	Anaconda High School in Anaconda, Montana, in 1965; she studied
	music and elementary education at Western Montana College in
	Dillon, Montana, and at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas,
	where she married her college sweetheart, Jesse Ennis Robbins, Jr.,
	on September 7, 1968; and
	WHEREAS, In 1978 Margaret Robbins began her career in public
	service with the City of Cedar Park, a city she still calls home,
	first as an assistant tax assessor/collector, and subsequently as a
	police dispatcher and police secretary; in 1979 she became the
	city's court clerk, and in 1982 was appointed municipal judge; and
	WHEREAS, In 1986, Judge Robbins was hired by the organization
	then known as the Texas Municipal Courts Training Center to
	coordinate its court clerks and court administrators program;
	during the last 20 years, through her dedicated work as a judicial
	educator and her love for local trial courts, she has earned a
	statewide reputation for her wealth of knowledge as it relates to
	the administration of municipal courts; and
	WHEREAS, During her tenure at the Texas Municipal Courts
	Education Center, Margaret Robbins has served as an author and
	editor of numerous publications and was instrumental in the
	creation of the Municipal Court Clerks Certification Program; and
	WHEREAS, Municipal judges, clerks, court administrators,
	bailiffs, and warrant officers continually strive to improve the
	administration of justice through participation in judicial
	education programs, seminars, workshops, and the annual meetings of
	their state and local professional organizations; Margaret Robbins
	has played an instrumental role during her career in increasing the
	professionalism of tens of thousands of people who, in turn,
	dedicate themselves to serving the public's interest; and
	WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Robbins enjoys the
	eternal love and support of her late husband, Jesse; her son, Jason
	Robbins and his wife, Rachel; and her four grandchildren, Jacob,
	Emily, Joseph, and Jack; and
	WHEREAS, Margaret Robbins has earned the admiration and
	respect of her colleagues; her influence will no doubt be felt for
	years to come as those who have learned from her continue her legacy
	of dedication; and
	WHEREAS, It is most appropriate to recognize the role that
	Margaret Robbins has played in the operation of the courts that make
	up a plurality of the Texas judicial system and are essential to
	preserving public safety and maintaining quality of life; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Margaret Robbins for her
	many years of exemplary service to the Texas judicial system and
	extend to her best wishes for a satisfying retirement; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Robbins as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Solomons
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2475 was adopted by the House on May
	25, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House