H.R. No. 320
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
recognize the Texas School for the Deaf on the occasion of its 150th
anniversary; and
WHEREAS, The Texas School for the Deaf was established by the
legislature in 1856 on a rented 57-acre tract of land a half-mile
south of the Colorado River in Austin; the site had a two-room
cottage, three log cabins, and an old smokehouse that could be made
over for a schoolroom; and
WHEREAS, During the Civil War, the school had no money for
salaries, and teachers and students supported themselves by farming
and by making clothes from the wool of the sheep they raised; the
school was maintained through the years through regular
appropriations from the Texas Legislature; and
WHEREAS, The campus now covers 67 acres on the edge of
downtown Austin and features new state-of-the-art facilities; in
addition to a full range of educational and support services, the
school offers comprehensive diagnostic, medical, social, sports,
and recreational services; and
WHEREAS, One of the top public educational institutions in
the nation for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, the Texas School
for the Deaf serves more than 470 enrolled students ranging from
prekindergarten through grade 12 during the regular school year,
and more than 4,000 students, families, and professionals
participate in summer and short-term programs; and
WHEREAS, On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the Texas
School for the Deaf recognizes that its success is due to a
partnership between the Texas Legislature, the school, and the
community and their collaborative efforts to serve the needs of
deaf Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the administrators
and members of the educational and support staff of the Texas School
for the Deaf for their years of dedication to the needs and dreams
of deaf and hard-of-hearing Texans and extend to all best wishes for
a memorable and meaningful 150th anniversary; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Naishtat
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 320 was adopted by the House on May 4,
2006, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House