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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from Texas State Technical College |
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are visiting the State Capitol on March 24, 2009, and this occasion |
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provides a fitting opportunity to honor this notable institution; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1965, the Texas State Technical |
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College System today includes TSTC Harlingen, TSTC Marshall, TSTC |
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Waco, and TSTC West Texas, which has campuses in Abilene, |
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Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater; TSTC is the only |
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state-supported technical college system in Texas, and its mission |
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is to help the Lone Star State meet the high-tech challenges of the |
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current global economy; this coeducational, two-year institution |
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partners with businesses, government agencies, and other colleges |
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to provide its students with technical-vocational courses and |
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training programs that meet the rising demands of Texas industry; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, TSTC serves more than 15,000 students in credit |
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programs alone, and it has an exemplary record of graduating |
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students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds; TSTC |
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students come from 220 of the 254 counties in Texas, and many of |
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them have lived in rural areas with limited access to other |
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institutions of higher education or workforce training; in addition |
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to offering high-quality instruction to these students, TSTC |
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remains an affordable option for them, with its tuition at nearly a |
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quarter of the average proprietary school fees; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas State Technical College System is |
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committed to helping its students become skilled leaders in |
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tomorrow's workforce, and its efforts are contributing greatly to |
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the educational and economic development of our state; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 24, 2009, as Texas State |
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Technical College Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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associated with the institution sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Texas State Technical College as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |