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      H.R. No. 597       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Mary Burns Michael is receiving the Outstanding   Texan Award for House District 124 from the Texas Legislative Black   Caucus on March 19, 2025; and          WHEREAS, A fitting recipient of this honor, Ms. Michael was   born in rural Georgia and earned a bachelor's degree in education   from Albany State College in 1955; over the course of her 35-year   career, she taught at schools in Georgia and Texas as well as in   Japan with the Department of Defense Overseas School System; along   the way, she was nominated for many awards, including the Trinity   Prize for excellence in teaching, and she received the Shining Star   Award, Mentoring Award, and Black Achievement Award for Excellence   in Education; she retired in 1992, and the Northside Independent   School District in San Antonio named Michael Elementary School in   recognition of her many years of service; this beloved educator   continues to make frequent visits to the campus and to serve in   advisory roles with Northside ISD; and          WHEREAS, Ms. Michael has also found time to give back to the   greater community; she volunteered as the unit chaplain for   Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 128, where she strove to   help veterans in need; as the group's community service chair, she   created the Baskets of Joy program at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial   and Kerrville VA Medical Centers to provide care packages to   veterans staying at those facilities; in addition to her work for   the VA, she has held membership in the San Antonio Storytellers, and   she is a former consultant for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishers;   and          WHEREAS, Through her myriad contributions, Mary Burns   Michael has made a positive difference in the lives of countless   Texans, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition for   being a force for good in her community; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Burns Michael on her receipt   of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black   Caucus and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be   it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Ms. Michael as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Garcia of Bexar     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 597 was adopted by the House on March   31, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House