02/13/2026
Today we celebrate someone who embodies the spirit of service that Dr. King championed. Our Executive Director, Kip Texada, has always led with humility, compassion, and unwavering dedication — so much so that he quietly kept from us the news that he was being honored with the Unsung Hero Award on MLK Day.
This dream of Martin Luther King Jr. isn’t a finished product to be admired; it’s a blueprint to be built every day, in every situation — at home, at work, in the store and on the street. Dr. James Dixon — pastor of The Community of Faith Church in Houston and speaker of Friday morning’s MLK Breakfast at L’Auberge Casino Resort — said the dream means continually choosing to act with love, to practice nonviolence in words, and to keep the faith that a better world is possible, one step at a time.
“He truly believed in equality, equity, freedom, justice. He believed in the principle of love your neighbor as yourself. Those were his values. It wasn’t a practice, it was a foundational principle for him. He saw something, he believed in something, he hoped for something.” King believed that people with similar values could come together and create a beloved community.
Mr. Kip Texada being recognized couldn’t be more fitting. Someone’s impact is often felt long before it’s seen, and their leadership strengthens our community in ways that rarely seek the spotlight. Even when recognized, Mr. Texada chose silence — not out of secrecy, but out of modesty.
On behalf of all of us at Ward 3 Recreation, Congratulations, Mr. Texada!
