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11 H.R. No. 936
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55 WHEREAS, Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has been
66 elected president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO by the South
77 Central AFL-CIO Council; and
88 WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing 13 southern states in her
99 new position, Ms. Moeller becomes a member of the national AFL-CIO
1010 General Board, a body that advises the governing national AFL-CIO
1111 Executive Council; and
1212 WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's involvement in the labor movement
1313 dates back to 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of
1414 America Local 6137 in Corpus Christi as an employee of Southwestern
1515 Bell; she went on to serve the group in a variety of roles,
1616 including job steward, chief steward, executive board member, vice
1717 president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and
1818 WHEREAS, At the state level, Ms. Moeller has been a member of
1919 the Texas AFL-CIO executive board and chair of the scholarship
2020 committee; in 2003, she became the first woman to hold statewide
2121 office in the organization when she was elected
2222 secretary-treasurer; and
2323 WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as chair
2424 of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of Licensing and
2525 Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her fellow citizens as a
2626 member of the United Way Board of Governors and the Coastal Bend
2727 Workforce Development Board; and
2828 WHEREAS, Becky Moeller has helped countless individuals to
2929 achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future, and her
3030 election to this important office is confirmation of her
3131 outstanding leadership skills and effective advocacy on behalf of
3232 working families; now, therefore, be it
3333 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
3434 Legislature hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her election as
3535 president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and extend to her
3636 sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work;
3737 and, be it further
3838 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3939 prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard by the
4040 Texas House of Representatives.
4141 Coleman
4242 ______________________________
4343 Speaker of the House
4444 I certify that H.R. No. 936 was adopted by the House on March
4545 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
4646 ______________________________
4747 Chief Clerk of the House