First Woman President Elected

... no, not that Woman and not that Presidency, but historic nonetheless:

Becky Moeller of Corpus Christi recently moved to Austin to take on a role no woman in Texas has taken before for the AFL-CIO.

In 2003, Moeller became the first woman to hold statewide elected office in the Texas AFL-CIO. Today, she will formally be named president for the 220,000-member state labor federation.

"It's a great honor to be part of such a wonderful organization that has a history of advocating for working families," Moeller said. "We must continue to strengthen our communication and have ongoing training on issues facing our unions."

She's certainly got the resume:

During her term as secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, Moeller was in charge of overseeing the finances and other activities of the federation.

Before coming to the Texas AFL-CIO, Moeller was president of the Corpus Christi Communications Workers of America Local 6137 representing workers at SBC.

In that union, Moeller served in a variety of capacities, including job steward, chief steward, executive board member, vice president and secretary-treasurer, since going to work for the company and union in 1967.

Good luck to her; president of a union in Texas figures to be an uphill struggle. However, Sen. John Conryn is a potential pickup target in '08, and any serious efforts at unseating him will have to go through the union, as Texas isn't exactly the bastion of progressivism that it once was (Republicans hold the governorship, both Senate seats and both branches of the legislature).