H.R. No. 915 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Velma Rodriguez of the West Oso Independent School District has been selected as an honoree for the 2023 Women in Education Awards by the Education Service Center Region 2, and she will be recognized at a banquet on March 29, 2023; and WHEREAS, Ms. Rodriguez is the current president of the West Oso ISD Board of Trustees; she first joined the board in 2000, and over the course of her 23-year tenure, she has served two terms as president and has also held the positions of secretary and vice-president; through the years, she has distinguished herself through her unwavering commitment to the West OSO ISD community and its students, and under her able leadership, the board was recognized as the 2006 Outstanding Board of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards; and WHEREAS, An elementary school teacher for two decades, Ms. Rodriguez holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; and WHEREAS, Velma Rodriguez has set an outstanding example of leadership and dedication to which others may aspire, and she is indeed deserving of this noteworthy honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Velma Rodriguez on her receipt of a 2023 Women in Education Award from the Education Service Center Region 2 and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 915 was adopted by the House on April 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House