SR279 - Recognizing March 24 to 28, 2025, as Texas Retired Teachers Week.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 279          WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Retired Teachers   Association are celebrating Texas Retired Teachers Week from   March 24 to 28, 2025; 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 210,071 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby recognize March 24 to 28, 2025, as Texas   Retired Teachers Week and extend to all those associated with the   organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be   prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an   expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.     Huffman     Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton   Bettencourt Hall Miles   Birdwell Hancock Nichols   Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker   Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton   Cook Hughes Perry   Creighton Johnson Schwertner   Eckhardt King Sparks   Flores Kolkhorst West   Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini     Patrick, President of the Senate             ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on March 26, 2025.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate