R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On January 29 and 30, 1997, public school students
1-2 from across the state will attend class in the Capitol Extension
1-3 auditorium as part of the second annual Texas Capitol Schoolhouse
1-4 program; and
1-5 WHEREAS, In what promises to become an exciting annual event,
1-6 students and teachers from 13 schools have come to Austin to
1-7 demonstrate how technology has been incorporated into the
1-8 day-to-day activities of Texas' students; with the many recent
1-9 innovations in computer technology, education techniques have
1-10 undergone rapid change, and educators are eager to develop these
1-11 modern ideas to the best advantage of Texas' young people; and
1-12 WHEREAS, In addition to their regular classroom activities,
1-13 students will participate in an on-line school day and will work
1-14 together on a Texas history project that will be made available
1-15 electronically courtesy of the World Wide Web; the students will
1-16 also receive a visit from Governor George W. Bush, who will meet
1-17 with these future Texas leaders and observe the updated techniques
1-18 being used in our state's schools; and
1-19 WHEREAS, This dynamic event will also be attended by members
1-20 of the legislature, who will be on hand to participate in this
1-21 two-day affair and to gather information that may positively affect
1-22 future legislation in the area of education; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Discourse between teachers, students, and members
1-24 will be encouraged, as each will have the opportunity to ask
2-1 questions and witness one another in action; students and teachers
2-2 will be able to learn their legislators' positions on education and
2-3 technology, and legislators will have a firsthand view of the
2-4 effectiveness of educational innovations; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Technology has become increasingly important in the
2-6 daily lives of most Americans, especially our students, and the
2-7 Texas Capitol Schoolhouse program provides an outstanding forum to
2-8 demonstrate and explore the expanding role of technology and its
2-9 potential in Texas' public schools; now, therefore, be it
2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-11 Legislature hereby commemorate the 1997 Texas Capitol Schoolhouse
2-12 program and extend best wishes to the students and teachers who are
2-13 participating in this valuable program.
Merritt
Laney Gutierrez Ogden
Alexander Haggerty Oliveira
Allen Hamric Olivo
Alvarado Hartnett Palmer
Averitt Hawley Patterson
Bailey Heflin Pickett
Berlanga Hernandez Pitts
Bonnen Hightower Place
Bosse Hilbert Price
Brimer Hilderbran Puente
Burnam Hill Rabuck
Carter Hinojosa Ramsay
Chavez Hirschi Rangel
Chisum Hochberg Raymond
Christian Hodge Reyna of Bexar
Clark Holzheauser Reyna of Dallas
Coleman Horn Rhodes
Cook Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on
January 30, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House