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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Professor Diane Hays and architecture students from |
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The University of Texas at San Antonio have made a positive |
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difference in their community through their efforts at Raymond |
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Russell County Park; and |
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WHEREAS, Gaining real-world experience while improving this |
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northside facility, the class worked with Bexar County and Jamail & |
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Smith Construction to renovate a cabin, known as "The Schoolhouse," |
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and to create a nature trail; over a two-year period, students |
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seeded the area with prairie grass, graveled a path, and |
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constructed wooden observation decks, which Professor Hays hopes |
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will be used as outdoor classrooms; and |
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WHEREAS, This worthwhile initiative has taught more than 60 |
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students lessons in design and budgeting, in addition to providing |
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them with hands-on building experience; as a result, these young |
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Texans will enter the job market with excellent skills learned both |
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in and outside the classroom; and |
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WHEREAS, The students' work has not only enhanced the park's |
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appearance, it has provided easier access for visitors, enabled |
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better vantage points to view the area's natural beauty, and helped |
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safeguard the park against soil erosion due to flooding; and |
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WHEREAS, Diane Hays has developed an innovative and |
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purposeful approach to training future Texas architects, and this |
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noteworthy undertaking will be of lasting benefit to project |
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participants as well as area residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Professor Diane Hays and her students |
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from The University of Texas at San Antonio for their contributions |
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to Raymond Russell County Park and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |