She reminded us all that we are the faces that people know in the neighborhood in our community, that we can all help her spread that message. She added that the right to vote is one of the most important privileges we have, some countries are still fighting for that right and we shouldn't take it for granted. As the former chair of the Texas Transportation Commission, Andrade mentioned the fact that her crowning achievement was the creation of the Highway 57 Super Two Highway.""I'm so excited about being a twenty first century grandma," exclaimed Andrade, one of the most powerful women in the state who has been the recipient of such prestigious awards as San Antonio Leadership Hall of Fame Award, the Woman of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar, Mother of the Year by Avance, the Small Business Advocate of the Year Award by the Small Business Administration, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award and e Hope for Children Esperanza Award, "You can follow us on Facebook and I have gotten 8,000 likes, so be sure to "like' us on Facebook and I have a Twitter account as well." When asked in an exclusive Gram interview what she thought of Governor Perry's initiative to increase the number of texas college students by 500,000 in 15 years, Secretary Andrade commented, "I'm delighted and proud of our governor, he realizes the importance that a good education has on the economic development of our State." Andrade also weighed in on the challenges our colleges and universities are faced with in terms of providing affordable bachelor's programs for Texas students, "I think I've heard of university presidents working on that commitment of higher education for our students and I applaud them on that initiative," she said as she was whisked off by her assistant Amy Whitmore to Del Rio where she had her next commitment that afternoon in the Queen City.