H.R. No. 1514
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., is
celebrating its 30th anniversary on May 16, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Established three decades ago in Waco, the
organization began with the goal of helping area residents to
obtain affordable student loans; since that time, the Brazos Higher
Education Authority has become the largest not-for-profit holder of
FFELP loans in the country and is ranked sixth nationwide among all
FFELP loan holders; and
WHEREAS, In 1980, the Brazos Higher Education Service
Corporation, Inc., was established by Murray Watson, Jr., to
support the education-financing efforts of the authority; in
October of that same year, the authority issued its first bond issue
debt in the amount of $6 million; and
WHEREAS, Today, Brazos is also committed to supporting the
communities it serves in other ways; affirming the philosophy that
"youth are our future leaders," the Brazos Group of companies has
contributed to more than 40 charitable projects focused on children
and educational opportunities and donated scholarship money to a
number of institutions of higher education; and
WHEREAS, For 30 years, the Brazos Higher Education Authority
has enabled countless young people to successfully pursue their
dreams of a brighter future, and for its efforts, the organization
is truly deserving of special praise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Brazos Higher Education Authority,
Inc., on its 30th anniversary and extend sincere best wishes for
continued success to all those associated with this notable
organization; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Brazos Higher Education Authority as an expression
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Dunnam
Anderson
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
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1514 was adopted by the House on May
16, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House