R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The year 1999 marks the 100th anniversary of the San
1-2 Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), and this noteworthy
1-3 occasion is truly deserving of special recognition; and
1-4 WHEREAS, On May 2, 1899, San Antonio public schools became
1-5 independent of city governance with the election of their first
1-6 board of trustees, and in 1903 the first charter of the San Antonio
1-7 Independent School District was established; and
1-8 WHEREAS, The ensuing century has seen the SAISD achieve
1-9 acclaim for its many significant accomplishments, which include
1-10 implementing the nation's first comprehensive junior school system
1-11 in 1923 and opening the first facility in Texas for physically
1-12 handicapped students in 1945; today the district boasts 95 schools
1-13 and more than 60,000 students and features a truly innovative and
1-14 all-encompassing academic environment; and
1-15 WHEREAS, For 100 years the San Antonio Independent School
1-16 District has provided its students with an exemplary education, and
1-17 it is most appropriate that we pay tribute to this estimable
1-18 organization on its attainment of such a significant milestone;
1-19 now, therefore, be it
1-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
1-21 Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the San
1-22 Antonio Independent School District and extend to its students,
1-23 faculty, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and,
1-24 be it further
2-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-2 prepared for the San Antonio Independent School District as an
2-3 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Reyna of Bexar
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. 797 was adopted by the House on April
30, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House