SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 279
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Retired Teachers
Association are celebrating Texas Retired Teachers Week from
March 24 to 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Made up of nearly 100,000 members, TRTA serves as
a resource and advocate for retired school personnel throughout
Texas and works diligently in behalf of current and future public
education retirees; through its support of a strong teacher
retirement system, the association promotes the financial
soundness of the pension and health care programs serving former
educators; in turn, the more than $13.45 billion in annuity
payments to retirees have contributed to increased economic
activity and the creation of nearly 250,000 jobs in Texas; and
WHEREAS, The association is also devoted to benefiting
communities across the state through volunteer initiatives, and
each year, TRTA members perform more than six million hours of
service, equivalent to a value of over $200 million; many of
these endeavors are focused on schools, and members have further
encouraged reading and literacy among young Texans through their
contribution of more than 1.7 million books to the Children's
Book Project, including 210,071 in the last year; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to supporting education and
educators, the Texas Retired Teachers Association has made a
positive and lasting difference in the Lone Star State, and the
members of this noteworthy organization are indeed deserving of
recognition for their efforts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby recognize March 24 to 28, 2025, as Texas
Retired Teachers Week and extend to all those associated with the
organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an
expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Huffman
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Miles Bettencourt Hall Miles
Bettencourt Hall Miles
Birdwell Hancock Nichols Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Hughes Perry Cook Hughes Perry
Cook Hughes Perry
Creighton Johnson Schwertner Creighton Johnson Schwertner
Creighton Johnson Schwertner
Eckhardt King Sparks Eckhardt King Sparks
Eckhardt King Sparks
Flores Kolkhorst West Flores Kolkhorst West
Flores Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 26, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Miles
Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Hughes Perry
Creighton Johnson Schwertner
Eckhardt King Sparks
Flores Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini