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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 the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association represents |
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retired public school and higher education employees; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of this notable group continually strive |
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to improve their local communities throughout the state, and in |
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2012 they donated more than 5.9 million hours of their time as |
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volunteers, equivalent to a value of more than $130 million; to |
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promote literacy and lifelong learning, they have provided over |
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600,000 books to children through the Children's Book Project, |
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including 145,433 in 2012; 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 benefits program by reducing doctor visits through the |
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Walks-A-Million Program, collectively taking over 24 billion steps |
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toward greater wellness in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Retiree annuity payments from the Teacher |
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Retirement System of Texas have exceeded $7 billion, directly |
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creating 98,900 jobs in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association and its |
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nearly 80,000 members are working diligently to protect current and |
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future public education retirees; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 18 through 22, 2013, 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 association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Alonzo |
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Ratliff |
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King of Taylor |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 892 was adopted by the House on March |
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20, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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