TITLE: Congratulating Brandi Spieth of San Antonio on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Brandi Spieth of San Antonio on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Brandi Spieth of San Antonio has distinguished herself as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025; and WHEREAS, Organized by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, Texas Partners in Policymaking is a leadership training program designed to empower adults with developmental disabilities and their families as advocates for policy change; over the course of seven months, participants learn about disability history, systems, and policy while meeting with a variety of subject matter experts; many graduates have gone on to serve on various boards, councils, task forces, and advisory committees, and some have run for public office; and WHEREAS, A mother of four children, three of whom have disabilities, Mrs. Spieth first became involved in advocacy after recognizing the challenges that her own children, as well as her patients and students, faced due to their disabilities; she focused her capstone project, Project ABLE, on identifying medical providers and practices that have experience, knowledge, and training with the intellectual and developmental disability population and on developing a social media page highlighting various educational opportunities and resources; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Spieth is a pediatric speech language pathologist with 22 years of experience and a certified lactation consultant, and she has worked with children with disabilities in a school setting, via home health, and in a hospital setting as a rehabilitation therapist; she currently works in a local children's hospital; and WHEREAS, By taking part in the Texas Partners in Policymaking program, Brandi Spieth has developed the knowledge and skills necessary to effect positive change in her community and beyond, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing her for this notable accomplishment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Brandi Spieth on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025 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 Mrs. Spieth as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bernal Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1359 was adopted by the House on June 1, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House