H.R. No. 1162
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Daniel Breeden Elementary School in Brownsville
finished in the top 10 among the thousands of schools across the
nation that participated in the annual Great Reading Games,
sponsored by Learning Ally; and
WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that
provides educational materials to children with print
disabilities, including blindness, visual impairment, and
dyslexia; since 2014, it has hosted the Great Reading Games
competition to motivate those students to read more often, with the
goal of improving their reading skills; during this year's contest,
17,000 participants read more than 5 million pages; and
WHEREAS, The Daniel Breeden Elementary School students who
took part in the 2017 Great Reading Games have demonstrated
considerable skill and perseverance in their outstanding
performance, and they are a great source of pride to their school
and their community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Daniel Breeden Elementary School
on finishing among the top 10 schools in the 2017 Learning Ally
Great Reading Games and extend to all those who took part in the
competition sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Lucio III
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1162 was adopted by the House on April
6, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House