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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 April 7, 2011, 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 two-year technical college system in Texas, and its |
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mission is to help the Lone Star State meet the high-tech challenges |
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of the current global economy; the colleges in the system partner |
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with businesses, government agencies, and other colleges to provide |
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students with highly specialized technical-vocational courses and |
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occupation-oriented training programs that meet the rising demands |
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of Texas industry; and |
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WHEREAS, With more than 120 associate of applied science |
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degree and certificate options, TSTC serves nearly 15,000 students |
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in credit programs alone, and over its 45-year history it has |
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graduated more than 82,000 students from diverse cultural and |
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socioeconomic backgrounds; TSTC students come from 221 of the 254 |
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counties in Texas, and many of them have lived in rural areas with |
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limited access to other institutions of higher education or |
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workforce training; in addition to offering high-quality |
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instruction to these students, TSTC provides an affordable option |
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for them; 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 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 7, 2011, 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 system 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 TSTC as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Keffer |
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Hughes |
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King of Taylor |
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Lozano |
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Lucio III |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1167 was adopted by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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