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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lori Jo Walker of the Calallen Independent School |
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District received a 2023 Women in Education Award from the |
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Education Service Center Region 2 at its Outstanding Women in |
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Education event on March 29, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker currently serves as secretary of the |
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Calallen ISD Board of Trustees, a position she has ably held since |
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she was first elected in November 2014; over the course of her |
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nine-year tenure, she has demonstrated tremendous passion for |
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public education through her support of district staff and her |
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efforts in legislative advocacy; furthermore, she organized |
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"Stronger Together," a group of stakeholders who work to benefit |
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Calallen youth; and |
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WHEREAS, Alongside her duties as a member of the school |
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board, Mrs. Walker is a successful business owner in the Corpus |
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Christi area; her previous experience includes working as an |
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English teacher at Calallen Middle School, where she has also |
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served as president of the PTA; she holds a bachelor's degree in |
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English and history from Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, Lori Jo Walker has set an outstanding example of |
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leadership and dedication to which others may aspire, and she is |
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indeed deserving of this noteworthy honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lori Jo Walker on her receipt of a |
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2023 Women in Education Award from the Education Service Center |
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Region 2 and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Walker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1518 was adopted by the House on May |
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19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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