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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James B. Crow is retiring as executive director of |
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the Texas Association of School Boards on August 31, 2021, drawing |
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to a close an exceptional career with the organization that has |
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spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After first joining the TASB in 1981 as the manager |
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of education services, Mr. Crow went on to serve in a number of |
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important roles, including director of governmental relations and |
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associate executive director of governmental/external relations; |
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in 1995, he took the helm as executive director; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his guidance, TASB has excelled in its mission |
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of promoting educational excellence for Texas students by providing |
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essential support to the state's school districts; Mr. Crow has |
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been integral to the association's development, and today TASB |
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works in behalf of more than 7,000 locally elected school board |
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members; recognized as an education policy expert, he has also |
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provided beneficial guidance to state legislators and other policy |
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makers regarding oversight of the Texas public schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Crow is a graduate of Rockdale High School and |
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earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from The University of |
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Texas at Austin; his extensive experience in education includes |
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service as a teacher with the Austin Independent School District, |
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and he later worked in communications roles for the district; |
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immediately before joining TASB, he was a staff member with the |
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Senate Education Committee during the 67th Texas Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a long and accomplished career, |
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James Crow has dedicated himself to furthering public education |
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throughout the Texas, and the untiring support he has offered to |
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school board members has had an enduring and positive influence on |
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several generations of Texas students; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate James B. Crow on his retirement as |
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executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Crow as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hinojosa |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 883 was adopted by the House on May 8, |
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2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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