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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of the Texas State Technical |
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College System are gathering in Austin to celebrate Texas State |
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Technical College System Day at the State Capitol on April 17, 2013; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1965, the Texas Legislature established the James |
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Connally Technical Institute in Waco on the site of James Connally |
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Air Force Base, which was about to close; another decommissioned |
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base in Harlingen was approved as a second campus two years later, |
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and in 1969, the colleges became an independent state system, Texas |
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State Technical Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, New campuses were subsequently founded on former air |
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force bases in Amarillo and Sweetwater, and as the demand for |
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technical education grew, extension centers were created in |
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McAllen, Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Marshall; the |
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legislature elevated the schools to the status of two-year |
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institutions in 1991 under the name Texas State Technical College; |
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eventually, the Marshall extension center won official designation |
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as a stand-alone campus, Texas State Technical College Marshall; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011, the legislature redefined the Texas State |
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Technical College West Texas campus as serving four strategically |
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positioned, permanent locations at Sweetwater, Abilene, |
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Breckenridge, and Brownwood; TSTC West Texas now combines with the |
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System Operations Office and colleges in Harlingen, Marshall, and |
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Waco to form the TSTC System; and |
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WHEREAS, The system strives for excellence in instruction, |
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public service, faculty and manpower research, and economic |
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development; it collaborates closely with business, industry, |
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governmental agencies, and communities, and it partners with other |
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educational institutions across Texas to broaden access to |
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high-quality training in a variety of fields; through such |
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partnerships, it has developed TSTC locations in Fort Bend, Hondo, |
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Hutto-Taylor, Ingleside, Pearland, and Zapata; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, Texas State Technical College |
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System has helped innumerable Texans reach their career goals, and |
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it has played a key role in building a skilled workforce that |
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contributes immeasurably to the prosperity of the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 17, 2013, as TSTC System Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance sincere best |
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wishes for a memorable and enjoyable event. |
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Anderson |
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Paddie |
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Longoria |
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King of Taylor |
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Keffer |
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Gonzales |
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Lozano |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1474 was adopted by the House on April |
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12, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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