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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of Texas State |
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Technical College are gathering in Austin on April 22, 2015, in |
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celebration of Texas State Technical College Day at the State |
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Capitol as well as in observance of the 50th anniversary of the |
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school's founding; and |
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WHEREAS, On this date in 1965, the 59th Texas Legislature |
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signed a bill into law to create a new technical-vocational |
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institute as a branch of Texas A&M University; originally called |
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the James Connally Technical Institute, it was established on the |
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James Connally Air Force Base in Waco; four of the institute's |
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original campuses were founded on former air force bases that were |
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closed following the end of hostilities in Korea; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1969, the college became a stand-alone |
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institution by order of the legislature, and the first members of |
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the board of regents were appointed; to keep pace with demand, |
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extension centers were built across the state, and in 1991, these |
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centers were elevated to the status of two-year technical colleges |
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under the name Texas State Technical College; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Texas State Technical College boasts 11 |
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locations in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Harlingen, |
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Ingleside, Marshall, Red Oak, Sweetwater, Waco, Fort Bend County, |
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and Williamson County; it offers 124 associate's degrees and 133 |
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certification programs that are adapted to current industry needs, |
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and it ranks first in Texas in conferring associate's degrees in |
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engineering fields, computer and information science and support |
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services, and precision production; and |
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WHEREAS, Each branch of TSTC is committed to excellence in |
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teaching, research, public service, and economic development, and |
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collectively, they have graduated over 97,500 students since the |
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college's inception half a century ago; TSTC further benefits from |
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more than 40 partnerships with other colleges and universities, |
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businesses, and school districts, making technical education |
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accessible to a wide population of Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, The institution is focused on providing students |
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with a route to a financially rewarding career; from 2010 to 2012, |
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the average first-year earnings of TSTC graduates rose by 60 |
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percent; in addition, from 2010 to 2014, TSTC saw a 23 percent |
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increase in the number of awards won by students, and to date, TSTC |
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students have received more national SkillsUSA medals than all |
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other two- and four-year colleges in Texas combined; in 2013, TSTC |
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became the first college in the nation to adopt an |
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accountability-based funding model in which funds received by the |
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school are determined by student earnings and associated state tax |
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revenues; and |
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WHEREAS, By equipping them with leading-edge technical |
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skills and knowledge, Texas State Technical College is setting |
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numerous Texans on a course to lifelong success, and the |
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contributions of the school and its alumni are helping to keep the |
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Lone Star State at the forefront of industry and innovation; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 22, 2015, as Texas State |
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Technical College Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
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visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and |
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informative stay in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Texas State Technical College as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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| Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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| Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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| Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1994 was adopted by the House on April |
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22, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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