SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 468
         WHEREAS, Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has been
  elected president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO by the
  South Central AFL-CIO Council; and
         WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing 13 southern states in
  her new position, Ms. Moeller becomes a member of the national
  AFL-CIO General Board, a body that advises the governing national
  AFL-CIO Executive Council; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's involvement in the labor movement
  dates back to 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of
  America Local 6137 in Corpus Christi as an employee of
  Southwestern Bell; she went on to serve the group in a variety of
  roles, including job steward, chief steward, executive board
  member, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and
         WHEREAS, At the state level, Ms. Moeller has been a member
  of the Texas AFL-CIO executive board and chair of the scholarship
  committee; in 2003, she became the first woman to hold statewide
  office in the organization when she was elected
  secretary-treasurer; and
         WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as
  chair of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her
  fellow citizens as a member of the United Way Board of Governors
  and the Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board; and
       WHEREAS, Becky Moeller has helped countless individuals to
  achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future, and her
  election to this important office is confirmation of her
  outstanding leadership skills and effective advocacy on behalf
  of working families; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her election
  as president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and extend to
  her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important
  work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Davis
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 19, 2009.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate