82R13661 MGR-F
By: Truitt H.R. No. 828
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes pride in
its public educators, who provide an invaluable service to the
people of Texas; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association is the
largest association for retired public school and higher education
employees in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The members of this notable group continually work
to improve their local communities, and in 2010 they donated more
than 5.8 million hours of their time as volunteers, equivalent to a
value of more than $121 million; to promote literacy and lifelong
learning, they have provided more than a half-million books to
schoolchildren through the Children's Book Project, including more
than 120,000 in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Conscious of the effect their health has on the
world around them, members of the association work to preserve the
TRS-Care program by reducing doctor visits with the Walks-A-Million
initiative, in which during 2010 they collectively took more than
23 billion steps toward greater wellness; and
WHEREAS, Retiree annuity payments from the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas have exceeded $6 billion, directly
creating 91,500 jobs in the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association and its
membership of nearly 70,000 are working diligently to protect
current and future public education retirees; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 21 through 25, 2011, as Texas
Retired Teachers Week; 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 by the Texas House of Representatives.