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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 612
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Lubbock Independent School District on the |
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occasion of its 100th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, A thriving city of more than 200,000 people, |
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Lubbock is known as the "Hub City," as it is the center for the |
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region's economy, transportation, and health care, and the |
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Lubbock Independent School District has served as the "Hub of |
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Education" on the South Plains since it was officially |
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established in April of 1907; and |
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WHEREAS, Formal education began in Lubbock County as |
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early as 1891, when Miss Minnie Tubbs started a school in the |
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unfinished county jail; the county's early settlers considered |
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education so important that they petitioned the |
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Texas Legislature for the creation of an independent school |
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district two years before the incorporation of the town; and |
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WHEREAS, A special act of the 30th Texas Legislature was |
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passed on April 4, 1907, incorporating Lubbock Independent |
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School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the Lubbock Independent School |
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District has radically changed from a one-room county school to |
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that of a modern educational district with four early childhood |
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centers, 37 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, and four high |
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schools with many auxiliary campuses, and the district is truly a |
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tremendous asset and a source of much pride to the citizens of |
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Lubbock; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend the students, faculty, |
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administration, and staff of the Lubbock Independent School |
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District, past and present, for 100 years of educational |
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excellence; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the district as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Duncan |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 29, 2007. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |