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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes pride in |
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its public educators, who provide an invaluable service to the |
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people of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association is the |
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largest association for retired public school and higher education |
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employees in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of this notable group continually work |
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to improve their local communities, and in 2010 they donated more |
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than 5.8 million hours of their time as volunteers, equivalent to a |
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value of more than $121 million; to promote literacy and lifelong |
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learning, they have provided more than a half-million books to |
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schoolchildren through the Children's Book Project, including more |
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than 120,000 in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Conscious of the effect their health has on the |
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world around them, members of the association work to preserve the |
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TRS-Care program by reducing doctor visits with the Walks-A-Million |
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initiative, in which during 2010 they collectively took more than |
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23 billion steps toward greater wellness; and |
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WHEREAS, Retiree annuity payments from the Teacher |
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Retirement System of Texas have exceeded $6 billion, directly |
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creating 91,500 jobs in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association and its |
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membership of nearly 70,000 are working diligently to protect |
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current and future public education retirees; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 21 through 25, 2011, as Texas |
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Retired Teachers Week; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |