H.R. No. 398
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Community colleges play an increasingly important
role in higher education in the State of Texas, and on February 17,
2005, a delegation of more than 1,000 Texas community college
students are converging at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Leaders of the Texas Junior College Student
Government Association, including President Cal Pifer, are being
joined by community college honors students, members of the Texas
Community College Teachers Association, and members of the Texas
Association of Community Colleges to discuss the essential
contributions their schools make to the state; and
WHEREAS, The total annual enrollment for Texas community and
technical colleges exceeds one million students, accounting for
more than 44 percent of the state's postsecondary student
population and the largest sector of higher education; last year
alone, enrollment increased by 15 percent; and
WHEREAS, The community colleges of Texas clearly serve a
vital function in the educational and economic development of the
state, and it is a pleasure to welcome these outstanding students,
teachers, and administrators to Austin; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 17, 2005, as Community
College Student Day at the Capitol and extend to all the
participants best wishes for a memorable and productive visit.
Morrison
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 398 was adopted by the House on
February 17, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House