H.R. No. 114
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Judy Whitaker of the Katy Independent School
  District has been named the 2008 Teacher of the Year by the Texas
  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Region IV; and
         WHEREAS, An ESOL teacher at Mayde Creek High School in
  Houston, Ms. Whitaker encourages her students to work hard and to
  reach their full potential; she inspires them to become confident
  and accomplished writers and speakers of English, and as a result,
  her students regularly achieve high scores on TAKS tests in
  language arts; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Whitaker's positive influence extends as well to
  her fellow instructors across the district, with whom she
  generously shares lesson plan strategies, methods, and materials;
  moreover, she takes part in conferences and staff development
  programs and applies new ideas in creative ways in her classroom;
  and
         WHEREAS, With her enthusiastic commitment to developing in
  her students the skills necessary for success in the years to come,
  this esteemed educator brings innovation, inspiration, and a spirit
  of cooperation to her work at Mayde Creek High School, and her
  receipt of this honor justly recognizes her contribution; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Judy Whitaker on her selection as
  the 2008 Teacher of the Year by the Texas Teachers of English to
  Speakers of Other Languages Region IV and extend to her sincere best
  wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Whitaker as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Callegari
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 114 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House