88R10881 TBO-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 132
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Daniel Casey has demonstrated an outstanding
commitment to improving public education in Texas, and he is indeed
deserving of special recognition for his many contributions; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Casey enjoyed a rewarding career as a founding
partner of public school consulting firm Moak Casey that spanned 24
years before his retirement in 2022, and he continues to serve the
organization as a consultant; he is also a senior consultant with
the Fast Growth School Coalition and has been recognized as one of
the state's leading experts on school district property taxes,
economic development property value limitations, and freeport
exemptions; and
WHEREAS, Respected in his profession, Mr. Casey has worked
for the Texas State Comptroller's Office and the Legislative Budget
Board, and he is a former associate director of the Texas
Association of School Boards; in addition, he has been involved
with the American Economic Association, the American Educational
Research Association, the American Political Science Association,
the American Society for Public Administration, and the American
Statistical Association; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Casey holds a bachelor's degree from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he also pursued
postgraduate studies in the College of Education; he earned his
master's degree in public affairs from The University of Texas at
Austin; and
WHEREAS, Public education is an endeavor of vital importance
to the continued prosperity of the Lone Star State, and through his
wide-ranging expertise in finance and public policy, Daniel Casey
has made valuable contributions to school districts all across
Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Daniel Casey for his efforts to further
public education in Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for
the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Casey as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.