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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. |