SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92 WHEREAS, Members of the Association of Texas Professional Educators are visiting Austin on February 25, 2019, to celebrate Association of Texas Professional Educators Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The Association of Texas Professional Educators was founded to serve the needs of Texas teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and public education employees; it is the largest independent educators' association in the United States and now has 100,000 members; and WHEREAS, The association works diligently to protect the rights of educators across the state and strives to ensure that Texas schools are among the best in the nation; and WHEREAS, Guided by tenets established by its board of directors, the association encourages its members to participate in the political process and to serve as leaders in their communities; and WHEREAS, By engaging educators in the legislative process, the Association of Texas Professional Educators is working to improve our schools, and its efforts are making a positive difference in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th Legislature, hereby honor the members of the Association of Texas Professional Educators on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Watson ________________________________ President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on January 30, 2019. ________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ________________________________ Member, Texas Senate