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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 279
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Retired Teachers |
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Association are celebrating Texas Retired Teachers Week from |
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March 24 to 28, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Made up of nearly 100,000 members, TRTA serves as |
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a resource and advocate for retired school personnel throughout |
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Texas and works diligently in behalf of current and future public |
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education retirees; through its support of a strong teacher |
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retirement system, the association promotes the financial |
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soundness of the pension and health care programs serving former |
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educators; in turn, the more than $13.45 billion in annuity |
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payments to retirees have contributed to increased economic |
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activity and the creation of nearly 250,000 jobs in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The association is also devoted to benefiting |
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communities across the state through volunteer initiatives, and |
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each year, TRTA members perform more than six million hours of |
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service, equivalent to a value of over $200 million; many of |
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these endeavors are focused on schools, and members have further |
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encouraged reading and literacy among young Texans through their |
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contribution of more than 1.7 million books to the Children's |
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Book Project, including 210,071 in the last year; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to supporting education and |
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educators, the Texas Retired Teachers Association has made a |
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positive and lasting difference in the Lone Star State, and the |
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members of this noteworthy organization are indeed deserving of |
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recognition for their efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 24 to 28, 2025, as Texas |
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Retired Teachers Week and extend to all those associated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Huffman |
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| Alvarado |
Hagenbuch |
Middleton |
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| Blanco |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Parker |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Paxton |
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| Creighton |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Gutierrez |
Menéndez |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 26, 2025. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |