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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ruben Gallegos Elementary School in the |
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Brownsville Independent School District is celebrating its 25th |
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anniversary during the 2025-2026 school year; and |
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WHEREAS, Opened in 2001, the school is named for Dr. Ruben |
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Gallegos, the original principal of Castañeda Elementary in |
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Brownsville, which was founded to serve migrant students; he also |
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held leadership positions with Dallas ISD and Edinburg ISD, and he |
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taught future school administrators during his tenure as a |
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professor at The University of Texas at Brownsville; and |
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WHEREAS, Gallegos Elementary is located on Avenida Rancho |
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Viejo in Brownsville, and today, the campus benefits from the able |
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leadership of its principal, Cynthia Cardenas; since its inception, |
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the school has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to providing |
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students with a quality education and a positive learning |
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environment, and it has promoted student activities such as the |
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University Interscholastic League, chess club, and science fair; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past two and a half decades, |
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Gallegos Elementary has given countless young Texans a strong |
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foundation on which to build, and it is a pleasure to join in |
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recognizing the school on this milestone occasion; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 25th |
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anniversary of Dr. Ruben Gallegos Elementary School and extend to |
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all those associated with the campus sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Gallegos Elementary as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |