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TX HCR16
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
9/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tom Craddick
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AI Summary
- The 89th Texas Legislature congratulates Barbara Jean Bolden Yarbrough of Midland on her 90th birthday, celebrated on August 29, 2025.
- Born in Franklin, Louisiana, in 1935, Mrs. Yarbrough earned a bachelor's degree in art education from Texas Southern University and began teaching at Midland's George Washington Carver Junior-Senior High School in 1959, later serving on the faculty of Pease/South Elementary School starting in 1973.
- After retiring in 1996, she continued serving for over 25 years as a parent liaison for South Elementary and volunteered with organizations including the Midland County Child Welfare Board, the Head Start Program, the Texas Workforce Center, and the United Way of Midland.
- Midland ISD named Yarbrough Elementary School in her honor in 2015, and she received the 2021-2022 LifeChanger of the Year Grand Prize from the National Life Group, the Jefferson Award, and the Retired Teacher of the Year Award from the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
- Adopted by the Texas House on August 27, 2025, and by the Senate on September 4, 2025, with an official copy directed to be prepared for Mrs. Yarbrough.
Legislative Description
Congratulating Barbara Jean Bolden Yarbrough of Midland on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Resolutions
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
9/17/2025
Committee Referrals
Local & Consent Calendars8/26/2025
Full Bill Text
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