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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Houston Community College has renamed its Town and |
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Country Campus as the Spring Branch Campus; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the largest community college systems in the |
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country, HCC began offering classes in Spring Branch in 1986 at the |
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behest of the Spring Branch Independent School District; located |
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initially on the SBISD Westchester Campus, HCC opened its own |
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campus, Town and Country, in 2001, by which time enrollment in the |
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school had grown to 3,600 students; and |
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WHEREAS, Houston Community College launched its dual credit |
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program for SBISD high school students in 1992, and in 2005 the |
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college conducted community meetings to gather ideas about how it |
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could help make higher education still more available to area |
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residents; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, HCC and SBISD entered an agreement to |
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establish an Early College High School, an innovative program |
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through which students simultaneously earn their high school |
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diploma and either an associate's degree or two years' credit toward |
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a bachelor's degree; and |
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WHEREAS, The Spring Branch Campus currently provides high |
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quality, affordable academic, career, and technical education |
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through on-site and online classes to some 7,000 students; and |
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WHEREAS, Since opening its doors just over two decades ago, |
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the Houston Community College campus in Spring Branch has had a |
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profound impact on the lives of countless students and on the |
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quality of life in the surrounding community, and it is indeed |
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fitting to recognize both its myriad achievements and the bright |
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promise of the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the renaming of the Town and Country |
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Campus of Houston Community College as the Spring Branch Campus and |
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extend sincere best wishes to everyone associated with the campus |
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for continued success in all their endeavors. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1549 was adopted by the House on April |
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30, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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