H.R. No. 357
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Thadious Polasek of Flatonia Secondary School has
  received a 2009 Texas Exes Award for Outstanding Teachers; and
         WHEREAS, Created in 1987 and given jointly by the alumni
  association of The University of Texas at Austin and the UT College
  of Education, this accolade is presented annually to teachers
  across the state who inspire and support their students, bring
  credit to their profession, and enjoy the high esteem of their
  students, their fellow teachers, parents, and the community at
  large; and
         WHEREAS, Twelve recipients are chosen each year from among
  several hundred nominees; award winners receive a cash prize and a
  custom-designed bronze trophy; more than 230 Texas teachers have
  been honored in the last two decades; and
         WHEREAS, An educator in the Flatonia Independent School
  District for more than 30 years, Thadious Polasek teaches honors
  English, theater arts, and Czech language classes; over the course
  of his career, he has challenged and inspired several generations
  of students, both as a teacher and as the coach of Flatonia's
  championship debate team; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Polasek has led the way in preserving the Czech
  language and heritage in his community, writing his own curriculum;
  as a result of a partnership with Blinn College, his Czech classes
  are now available to other schools through teleconferencing, and
  this exemplary effort was recognized in 2006 with a visit to
  Flatonia Secondary School by Petr Kolar, the Czech ambassador to
  the United States; and
         WHEREAS, Thadious Polasek has long earned the respect of his
  colleagues and the gratitude of his students, and now, with his
  receipt of this prestigious award, he has been justly recognized as
  one of the finest teachers in the Lone Star State; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Thadious Polasek on receiving a
  2009 Texas Exes Award for Outstanding Teachers and extend to him
  sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Polasek as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Morrison
 
 
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. 357 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House