HR1026 - Congratulating Kacy Debney of Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz on her selection as the 2025 Environmental Educator of the Year by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

      H.R. No. 1026       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Kacy Debney, an Advanced Placement environmental   science and chemistry teacher at Samuel Clemens High School in   Schertz, has been named the 2025 Environmental Educator of the Year   by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and          WHEREAS, Each year, the TCEQ honors achievements in   environmental preservation and protection through its Texas   Environmental Excellence Awards program, and the Environmental   Educator of the Year award recognizes a distinguished educator who   has highlighted environmental education; and          WHEREAS, For the past 16 years, Ms. Debney has dedicated her   career to shaping the next generation of environmental stewards; as   the AP environmental science teacher at Clemens High, she teaches   all aspects of the curriculum, from biodiversity and population   dynamics to the effects of energy and water use, and she has worked   tirelessly to provide her students with hands-on, real-world   experiences through a variety of projects such as designing   sustainable homes, cleaning local parks, and drafting mock   legislation addressing environmental challenges; and          WHEREAS, In addition to her work in the classroom, Ms. Debney   oversees a number of other initiatives and projects that showcase   her willingness to go above and beyond; she takes her students on a   field trip each spring to gather water and soil samples as part of   an ongoing, yearslong study of a local park, allowing them the   opportunity to use professional-quality equipment to collect and   analyze data; she also supervised the research of four students   tasked with formulating a plan to help school districts become more   sustainable, and under her able guidance, the group won the 2024   Siemens Texas STEM Pathways Challenge; moreover, she was awarded a   Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District   education grant last fall for her initiative, Training Future   Loraxes, which involves Clemens High students working   collaboratively alongside students from Rose Garden Elementary   School to conduct an environmental survey; and          WHEREAS, By encouraging her students and other members of the   community to preserve and protect their environment, Kacy Debney is   helping to ensure the continued health and vitality of the Lone Star   State's natural resources, and she is indeed deserving of this   prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Kacy Debney on her selection as the   2025 Environmental Educator of the Year by the Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality and extend to her sincere best wishes for   continued success with her important work; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Ms. Debney as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Lujan     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1026 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House