TITLE: Recognizing January 31, 2013, as Region One Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing January 31, 2013, as Region One Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Superintendents, school board members, and other education professionals from Region One Education Service Center are gathering in Austin on January 31, 2013, to observe Region One Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Region One Education Service Center was created along with 19 other centers by the 59th Texas Legislature to assist school districts across the state; over time, the role of these centers has expanded, and today, they work to further three main objectives: to assist districts in improving student performance, to enable greater efficiency in operation, and to implement the initiatives of the legislature or education commissioner; and WHEREAS, Located in South Texas, Region One covers seven counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata, and encompasses 37 districts and several charter school systems; covering nearly 10,000 square miles, the area is home to some 350 elementary schools, more than 100 middle, intermediate, and junior high schools, and about 150 high schools; the region has a population of approximately 1.5 million, with a student enrollment of 412,000 and a staff of 67,000, including teachers, administrators, and other professionals; and WHEREAS, The employees and leaders of Region One Education Service Center have committed themselves to furthering academic achievement, and their work is of great benefit to their communities and to the future of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize January 31, 2013, as Region One Day at the State Capitol and honor the school boards, administrators, faculty, and staff of Region One Education Service Center for their important work. Canales Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on January 31, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House