H.R. No. 549
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kim Caston is retiring from the Richardson
Independent School District Board of Trustees in 2021, drawing to a
close an outstanding tenure that has spanned nearly a decade and a
half; and
WHEREAS, First elected to the Richardson ISD board in 2007,
Kim Caston currently serves as treasurer, and over the years, she
has also held the titles of president, vice president, and
secretary; she has further supported area schools as PTA president,
president of the J. J. Pearce High School Athletic Booster Club, and
director of the Pearce Excellence in Education Foundation;
moreover, she chaired a community bond campaign and has lent her
expertise to the district's budget review and planning committees;
and
WHEREAS, Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Caston has
worked with the Texas PTA and the Texas Association of School Boards
in guiding education initiatives; she is affiliated with such
organizations as Leadership TASB and the North Texas Area
Association of School Boards, and she co-chairs the board of
trustees steering committee for the North Texas Regional
Consortium; she is also a Fellow with the Center for Reform of
School Systems, and she is a founding partner of Communications &
Management Consulting, a group that supports school districts and
boards; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Caston has been honored with a Heroes for
Children award from the State Board of Education and has received
the Texas PTA Honorary Life Membership, Extended Service, and
Golden Apple Awards; a graduate of Leadership Richardson, she has
served on the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Public Policy
Committee and is a founding member of the Pearce Community Women's
League; and
WHEREAS, In her other professional work, Ms. Caston spent 17
years in the beverage industry, including a decade in executive
management with The Coca-Cola Company; she earned a business
administration degree from the University of Arkansas and a
master's degree in marketing from Louisiana State University; and
WHEREAS, Kim Caston has enriched the lives of many young
Texans through her steadfast commitment to public education, and
she may reflect with pride on her myriad achievements; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Caston on her retirement from
the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Caston as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 549 was adopted by the House on April
16, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House