HR618 - Recognizing March 26, 2025, as Texas Retired Teachers Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 618       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association   are gathering on March 26, 2025, to participate in Texas Retired   Teachers Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, Made up of nearly 100,000 members, TRTA serves as a   resource and advocate for retired school personnel throughout Texas   and works diligently in behalf of current and future public   education retirees; through its support of a strong teacher   retirement system, the association promotes the financial   soundness of the pension and health care programs serving former   educators; in turn, the more than $13.45 billion in annuity   payments to retirees have contributed to increased economic   activity and the creation of nearly 250,000 jobs in Texas; and          WHEREAS, The association is also devoted to benefiting   communities across the state through volunteer initiatives, and   each year, TRTA members perform more than six million hours of   service, equivalent to a value of over $200 million; many of these   endeavors are focused on schools, and members have further   encouraged reading and literacy among young Texans through their   contribution of more than 1.7 million books to the Children's Book   Project, including over 210,000 in the last year; and          WHEREAS, Deeply committed to supporting education and   educators, the Texas Retired Teachers Association has made a   positive and lasting difference in the Lone Star State, and the   members of this noteworthy organization are indeed deserving of   recognition for their efforts; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize March 26, 2025, as Texas Retired   Teachers Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the   visiting delegation; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Lambert   Lalani     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 618 was adopted by the House on March   26, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House