82R13661 MGR-F
 
  By: Truitt H.R. No. 828
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes pride in
  its public educators, who provide an invaluable service to the
  people of Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association is the
  largest association for retired public school and higher education
  employees in the nation; and
         WHEREAS, The members of this notable group continually work
  to improve their local communities, and in 2010 they donated more
  than 5.8 million hours of their time as volunteers, equivalent to a
  value of more than $121 million; to promote literacy and lifelong
  learning, they have provided more than a half-million books to
  schoolchildren through the Children's Book Project, including more
  than 120,000 in 2010; and
         WHEREAS, Conscious of the effect their health has on the
  world around them, members of the association work to preserve the
  TRS-Care program by reducing doctor visits with the Walks-A-Million
  initiative, in which during 2010 they collectively took more than
  23 billion steps toward greater wellness; and
         WHEREAS, Retiree annuity payments from the Teacher
  Retirement System of Texas have exceeded $6 billion, directly
  creating 91,500 jobs in the Lone Star State; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association and its
  membership of nearly 70,000 are working diligently to protect
  current and future public education retirees; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 21 through 25, 2011, as Texas
  Retired Teachers Week; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an
  expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.