Bill Text: TX HR1148 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Polly Walton for her service on the Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1148 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1148-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1148 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Polly Walton, secretary of the Arlington | ||
| Independent School District Board of Trustees, is concluding her | ||
| tenure in 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since joining the board in 2015, Ms. Walton has | ||
| collaborated with her follow trustees to set policy and ensure the | ||
| efficient operation of school facilities, with the goal of | ||
| fostering an optimal learning environment for all students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A retired Arlington public school teacher, | ||
| Ms. Walton has further contributed to the district by serving on | ||
| various committees, including the Arlington ISD Financial Futures | ||
| Committee, and by helping to establish the SERVA/Adopt-a-School | ||
| program; she has also held leadership roles in the Arlington | ||
| Council of PTAs and the PTAs at Wimbish World Language Academy, | ||
| Shackelford Junior High School, and Lamar High School; moreover, | ||
| she was president of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association | ||
| Arlington Chapter and a member of the board of the Texas State | ||
| Teachers Association, and she played a vital role in the creation of | ||
| the United Educators Association of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedicated efforts, Polly Walton has | ||
| helped to further the mission of Arlington ISD, and she may take | ||
| satisfaction in knowing that her contributions will continue to | ||
| benefit area Texans for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Polly Walton for her service on the | ||
| Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees 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 Ms. Walton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Cook | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1148 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
