Bill Text: TX HR990 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Minerva Trujillo on her retirement from the Killeen ISD Board of Trustees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR990 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR990-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 990 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Minerva Trujillo is concluding her tenure on the | ||
| Killeen Independent School District Board of Trustees in May 2021, | ||
| drawing to a close more than 40 years of service to the district as | ||
| an educator and trustee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of New Mexico, Ms. Trujillo earned her | ||
| bachelor's degree at Eastern New Mexico University and her master's | ||
| degree at Auburn University; she moved to Killeen in 1980, when her | ||
| husband, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Trujillo, was | ||
| transferred to Fort Hood; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Soon after arriving in Texas, Ms. Trujillo embarked | ||
| upon a career with Killeen ISD that would eventually span 35 years, | ||
| and she served as a teacher, as an assistant principal, as | ||
| coordinator for Certified Personnel, and as principal of three | ||
| campuses, Willow Springs Elementary School, Maxdale Elementary | ||
| School, and Audie Murphy Middle School; she was named Administrator | ||
| of the Year by the Killeen Classroom Teachers Association in 1996 | ||
| and Region 12 Association of Texas Professional Administrator of | ||
| the Year in 1997; she retired from the district in 2009; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Trujillo's husband was a three-term member of | ||
| the school board, and when he passed away in 2010, she was appointed | ||
| to complete his term; she remained on the board for 11 years, | ||
| earning the respect and admiration of her fellow board members as | ||
| well as teachers and parents in the district; she has also served on | ||
| the boards of the KISD Education Foundation and Communities in | ||
| Schools; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to her many contributions in education, | ||
| Ms. Trujillo has served on the Killeen Housing Authority | ||
| Commissioners Board and the Board Development Committee of the Girl | ||
| Scouts of Central Texas; she is the recipient of numerous honors, | ||
| including a 1996 Texas Women of Distinction award from the | ||
| Bluebonnet Girl Scout Council, a 1997 Texas Women of Distinction | ||
| award from the Girl Scouts, and the 2001 Fort Hood Good Neighbor | ||
| Award; moreover, she is an active member of St. Joseph Catholic | ||
| Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Trujillo enjoys the love | ||
| and support of her three children, Dr. Laura A. Trujillo-Jenks, | ||
| U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Paul M. Trujillo, and Michelle C. | ||
| Trujillo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Minerva Trujillo's | ||
| dedication, expertise, and commitment to excellence have greatly | ||
| benefited the students of Killeen ISD, and she may indeed reflect | ||
| with pride on her exemplary record of achievement as she embarks on | ||
| the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Minerva Trujillo for her long record of | ||
| service to the Killeen Independent School District and extend to | ||
| her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Trujillo as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Buckley | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 990 was adopted by the House on May 8, | ||
| 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
