HCDE Special Board Meeting - April 16, 2025

001[Music] Um before we do this, just want to say congratulations. Thank you as your friend. It is a true honor to be here with you. You're going to make me Um the work that we all do as public servants is incredibly important and um your experience as an educator, as an advocate, um as a researcher, you know, uniquely prepare you to do this work and and your unanimous appointment speaks volumes about your ability and the confidence that this community has in you uh to serve effectively. So, so I am personally honored to be here with you and uh and to swear you in. So, without further ado, I and state your name. I, Silky Joshy Mullik, do solemnly affirm do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the duties that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of trustee of the office of trustee of the Harris County Department of Education of the Harris County Department of Education and will to the best of my abilities and will to the best of my abilities preserve protect and defend preserve protect and defend the Constitution and laws the Constitution and laws of the United States of the United States and this state and this state. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. [Applause] Now you can do whatever.