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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta was named a recipient of the |
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2023-2024 Texas A&M University System Regents Professor Award in |
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recognition of his 30 years of exemplary service to the System and |
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, The TAMU System's highest faculty honor, this |
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designation acknowledges outstanding contributions to teaching, |
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research, and service; as a professor of political science at |
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TAMU-Corpus Christi, Dr. Huerta has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to his discipline and to student success, particularly |
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among first-year and first-generation scholars; he strives to |
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empower students who need extra encouragement, and his classes are |
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popular with majors and non-majors alike; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Huerta joined the TAMU-CC faculty in 1995, and |
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he has focused his research on public opinion, Texas politics, and |
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Latino politics; long at the forefront of inquiry on Latino |
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identity in political science, including motivations for party |
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affiliation and attitudes about public policy, he is currently |
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involved in grant-funded research on the topic; moreover, he |
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coauthored the last several editions of a popular textbook, |
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Practicing Texas Politics, and he has written a number of book |
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chapters and journal articles; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2015, Dr. Huerta helped establish the National |
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Learning Communities Association, and he served as founding |
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president; he has further served his profession as vice president |
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of the American Political Science Association and president of the |
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Southwestern Political Science Association; in 2024, the Political |
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Science Education Section of the APSA presented him with the |
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Lifetime Achievement Award; he is also a recipient of the Amigo de |
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la Isla Award from the TAMU-CC Division of Student Engagement and |
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Success; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his long career, Juan Carlos |
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Huerta has advanced knowledge in his field and helped countless |
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students to better understand the political forces that shape our |
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world, and he is richly deserving of this prestigious accolade; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta on his |
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selection as a Texas A&M University System Regents Professor and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Huerta as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |