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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas |
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is pleased to honor Catholic education across the state and |
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recognize the last Sunday of January into the first Sunday of |
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February as Texas Catholic Schools Week; and |
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WHEREAS, Catholic education has been vital in offering |
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academic excellence and faith-filled education for students. |
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Catholic Schools have been long established in Texas dating back to |
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1541. Schools such as Central Catholic High School in San Antonio, |
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est in 1852, serve as memorials to the religious lay women and men |
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who dedicated their lives to promoting and nurturing Catholic |
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education in the state. Today there are two hundred-and-sixty-eight |
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Catholic schools in Texas, and |
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WHEREAS, the goals of Catholic education are to promote |
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faith, service, and knowledge, within the local community, and in |
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teaching its students these values they may better their global |
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community. Catholic education supports local communities by |
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providing support to families, students, and parishioners; and |
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through their exceptional test scores, high school graduation |
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rates, college attendance, Catholic education has provided |
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significant contributions to the Texas education landscape by |
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providing education to 75,000 students annually. They have proven |
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worthy of special recognition of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Catholic education of this state |
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for their important services and recognize the last Sunday of |
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January through the first Sunday of February to be Catholic Schools |
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Week; and, be it |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this proclamation be prepared as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas House of Representatives. |