Bill Text: TX HR413 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 413 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Rebecca A. Palacios on her receipt of the 2017 Educator of the Year award from LULAC Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [HR413 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR413-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 413



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Dr. Rebecca A. Palacios is being recognized as the
	Educator of the Year by LULAC Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi at the
	organization's 21st annual awards banquet on February 16, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, An alumna of The University of Texas at Austin and
	Texas A&M--Corpus Christi, Dr. Palacios worked for nearly three and
	a half decades in the Corpus Christi Independent School District,
	teaching prekindergarten through third grade until her retirement
	in 2010; today, she owns the Palacios Educational Consulting firm
	and serves as a senior curriculum advisor for ABCmouse.com; she has
	further distinguished herself as a cofounder and vice chair of the
	National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and in 1997,
	she earned the distinction of becoming the first Texan of Hispanic
	descent to receive National Board Certification; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Palacios is widely recognized as a pioneer in
	the field of dual-language learning, and she has been honored with a
	host of accolades, including the 1987 Teacher of the Year Award from
	CCISD, a Y Women in Careers Award from the local YWCA, the Senator
	Carlos Truan Award of Distinction for Bilingual Teacher of the Year
	from the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and a LULAC
	Outstanding Community Member Award; moreover, in 2014, she became
	the first Latina to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of
	Fame; and
	WHEREAS, The strength of our communities is enhanced by the
	devoted efforts of individuals such as Rebecca Palacios, whose
	tireless work has contributed immeasurably to the quality of life
	in the Corpus Christi area and beyond; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Rebecca A. Palacios on her
	receipt of the 2017 Educator of the Year award from LULAC Council
	No. 1 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 Dr. Palacios as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Herrero

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 413 was adopted by the House on March
	2, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House