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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Houston Independent School District is marking |
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the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, A free secondary school system was created in the |
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area in 1877, and it became the Houston Independent School District |
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in 1923; the district expanded its reach four years later, founding |
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a community college which subsequently became the University of |
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Houston; it also established one of the nation's first high schools |
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for health professions; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Houston ISD serves nearly 190,000 students at |
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274 campuses; it is the largest school district in Texas and the |
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eighth largest in the nation, and it has taken in students from |
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other areas over the years, including those displaced by Hurricane |
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Katrina; the district offers 128 magnet programs focused on |
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science, college and career, fine arts, and language immersion; in |
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recognition of its substantial gains in student achievement, it won |
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the Broad Prize for Urban Education in 2002 and 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Houston ISD benefits from the able leadership of its |
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board of directors and its current superintendent, Dr. Rod Paige; |
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with 27,000 employees, the district is one of the largest employers |
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in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, Houston ISD has provided |
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generations of young Texans with a strong foundation on which to |
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build, and it is indeed a privilege to join in marking this |
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important milestone in its rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Houston |
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Independent School District and extend to all those associated with |
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the district sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Houston ISD as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |