H.R. No. 506

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Alliance of Black School Educators is
	hosting its 24th annual conference March 12-15, 2009, in Houston;
	and
	WHEREAS, Affiliated with the National Alliance of Black
	School Educators, TABSE was established in Austin in 1986 and is
	committed to improving the educational achievement of African
	American students by identifying and responding to their particular
	needs; the organization also seeks to promote education overall, to
	form a strong coalition of educators, and to create a forum for the
	exchange of ideas on increasing opportunities for minority
	students; members work together to help facilitate a nurturing
	classroom environment for African American students and to ensure
	that they receive equitable and high-quality education; and
	WHEREAS, This year's conference is focused on the theme
	"Education is a Civil Right," and it is open to alliance members, as
	well as supporters, parents, school board trustees, retired
	educators, counselors, and college students; participants will
	examine issues of importance to both public and private school
	educators, including the role of fine arts in the classroom, the
	relationship between home and school, standardized testing,
	education in the 21st century, and motivation; they will also
	discuss such professional concerns as retirement trends and
	aspiring teachers' and principals' academies and will have the
	opportunity to attend a variety of workshops and symposiums; and
	WHEREAS, TABSE members are dedicated to building a solid
	academic foundation for their students, and their collective
	efforts have enhanced the lives of countless young Texans and
	benefited schools across the state; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 2009 conference of the Texas
	Alliance of Black School Educators and extend to all those
	associated with the organization sincere best wishes for a
	successful and memorable event; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for TABSE as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Dutton
	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. 506 was adopted by the House on
	February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House