R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, institutions in the Texas
1-2 State Technical College (TSTC) System have provided essential
1-3 training and education, greatly benefiting students and state
1-4 industries alike; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Created by the Texas Legislature in 1965 as the
1-6 James Connally Technical Institute, this noted precursor to TSTC
1-7 was established to meet the evolving employment needs of Texas
1-8 workers and businesses; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Located at the former James Connally Air Force Base
1-10 in Waco, the school expanded after great initial success, opening a
1-11 second campus in Harlingen in 1967; Amarillo and Sweetwater
1-12 centers were created in 1970, and by 1991, extension centers had
1-13 been established in McAllen, Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and
1-14 Marshall; and
1-15 WHEREAS, The name of the institute was changed in 1991, but
1-16 the schools have maintained their focus on high-priority technical
1-17 skills through strategic links with industry partners and
1-18 employers, providing TSTC students across the state with specific
1-19 education and job opportunities; and
1-20 WHEREAS, TSTC has been recognized as the third largest
1-21 engineering technology institution in the U.S. by the American
1-22 Association of Engineering Societies and has been named among the
1-23 top 50 associate degree and certificate producing two-year colleges
1-24 by Community College Week magazine for six consecutive years; and
2-1 WHEREAS, With nearly 13,000 students in degree and
2-2 certificate programs and 16,000 others in adult, continuing
2-3 education, and industry training programs, enrollment in the TSTC
2-4 System has grown almost 30 percent in the last six years; and
2-5 WHEREAS, The system's network of administrators, educators,
2-6 staff, and students, in tandem with business and industry leaders
2-7 from all regions of the Lone Star State, has accomplished much in
2-8 three decades, and it is justly fitting to honor the many
2-9 contributions and successes of the TSTC System at this time; now,
2-10 therefore, be it
2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-12 Legislature hereby recognize April 14, 1999, as Texas State
2-13 Technical College Day at the Capitol and extend to all those
2-14 associated with this prominent educational system warmest best
2-15 wishes for even greater success in the years to come; and, be it
2-16 further
2-17 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
2-18 for the members of the TSTC Board of Regents and for the directors
2-19 of the TSTC Foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-20 House of Representatives.
Counts
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 469 was adopted by the House on April
14, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House