Bill Text: TX HR1084 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Billy Wilson on being named the Teacher of the Year at Sam Houston High School in Arlington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1084 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1084-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1084 |
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WHEREAS, Billy Wilson was named the Teacher of the Year at Sam | ||
Houston High School in Arlington; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wilson began his career with Arlington ISD in | ||
1995 as a member of the faculty at Nichols Junior High; he went on to | ||
serve as an assistant principal for Shackelford Junior High and | ||
Arlington High before working as a physical education instructor at | ||
Morton Elementary; in 2004, he joined Sam Houston High as a math | ||
teacher, and he has since earned a reputation as a devoted leader | ||
and mentor; in addition to teaching algebra and geometry, he has | ||
served in a number of other roles, including junior class sponsor, | ||
district mathematics staff developer, dropout prevention | ||
instructor, step team coach, Black History Month coordinator, | ||
SAT/ACT tutorial program manager, and AVID teacher; and | ||
WHEREAS, From 1986 to 1995, prior to joining Arlington ISD, | ||
Mr. Wilson taught at high schools in the Fort Worth, Texas City, and | ||
Tyler school districts; a graduate of Ector High School, he earned | ||
bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physical education from East | ||
Texas State University, and he received a certification in | ||
mid-management from Stephen F. Austin State University; over the | ||
years, he has worked with the National Alliance of Black School | ||
Educators, and he served as president of its Arlington branch from | ||
1998 to 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, An active member of the Arlington community, | ||
Mr. Wilson is the youth works coordinator for the local branch of | ||
the NAACP; he is also a valued congregant of Mount Olive Baptist | ||
Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Billy Wilson exemplifies the passion, | ||
determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our | ||
best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all | ||
in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Billy Wilson on being named the Sam | ||
Houston High School Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Wilson as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Turner of Tarrant | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1084 was adopted by the House on April | ||
12, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||