SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 191
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  welcome the members of the Association of Texas Professional
  Educators who are visiting Austin and to join them in celebrating
  February 21, 2023, as the Association of Texas Professional
  Educators Day at the Capitol; and
 
         WHEREAS, The Association of Texas Professional Educators
  was founded to serve the needs of Texas teachers,
  paraprofessionals, administrators, and public education
  employees; the association is one of the largest independent
  educators' associations in the United States; and
 
         WHEREAS, The association is made up of nearly 90,000
  members and educator leaders, whose participation is guided by
  the tenets established by its board of directors; it encourages
  active involvement in the political process and calls on members
  to serve as leaders in their communities; and
 
         WHEREAS, The association works diligently to protect the
  rights of educators across the state and strives to ensure that
  the state's schools are among the best in the nation; its members
  have a profound impact on the future of this state as they prepare
  the schoolchildren of Texas to achieve success in a complex
  world; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby commend the members of the association on
  their commitment to excellence in education and extend to them
  best wishes for a productive and memorable Association of Texas
  Professional Educators Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
 
  Kolkhorst
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 21, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate