87R27258 JGH-D
 
  By: Reynolds H.R. No. 1313
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Vice Mayor Pro Tem Martha Castex-Tatum of the City
  of Houston was elected as president of the Texas Municipal League on
  May 11, 2021; and
         WHEREAS, Established in 1913, the Texas Municipal League
  seeks to empower Texas cities by providing legislative, legal, and
  training services to city governments; its 16,000 members from more
  than 1,160 cities include mayors, city councilpersons, city
  managers, city attorneys, and department heads; chosen as the
  league's president-elect on October 15, 2020, Ms. Castex-Tatum
  began serving an extended term as president when her predecessor
  vacated the position early; the eighth City of Houston official to
  be elected president of TML and the first president to have served
  on the city councils of two Texas cities, she will hold the office
  until October 2022; she also represents the City of Houston on the
  TML board of directors; and
         WHEREAS, In May 2018, Ms. Castex-Tatum won a special election
  to fill the vacant Houston City Council position for District K, and
  in January 2020, she began her first four-year term on the council;
  that same month, she was unanimously elected as vice mayor pro tem
  by the mayor and city council; she chairs the Economic Development
  Committee and sits on the Budget and Fiscal Affairs, Ethics,
  Elections and Council Governance, Housing and Community Affairs,
  Regulatory and Neighborhood Affairs, and Transportation,
  Technology and Infrastructure Committees; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Castex-Tatum earned her bachelor's degree in
  business administration and her master's degree in public
  administration from Texas State University, and she has been an
  active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., for nearly three
  decades; she was the first African American woman to serve on the
  San Marcos City Council, where she served as deputy mayor pro tem;
  and
         WHEREAS, Martha Castex-Tatum is proving herself to be a civic
  leader of exceptional vision and ability, and she may indeed take
  great pride in her record of service as she takes on the challenges
  and opportunities of her new position; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Martha Castex-Tatum on her
  election as president of the Texas Municipal League and extend to
  her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Castex-Tatum as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.