Bill Text: TX HR23 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating St. Edward's University in Austin on receiving the Seal of Excelencia from Excelencia in Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR23-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 23 | ||
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| WHEREAS, St. Edward's University in Austin has received the | ||
| national Seal of Excelencia in recognition of its success in | ||
| serving Latino students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Seal of Excelencia is presented by Excelencia in | ||
| Education, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower | ||
| Latino students to succeed in higher education; as one of only 39 | ||
| institutions in the country to receive this honor, St. Edward's | ||
| University earned the further distinction of being the first | ||
| private university in Texas, the second private university in the | ||
| U.S., and the only Catholic university to be awarded the three-year | ||
| certification to date; and | ||
| WHEREAS, St. Edward's University, which has been a | ||
| Hispanic-Serving Institution for over three decades, has developed | ||
| an infrastructure and a range of programming aimed at supporting | ||
| Latino students through qualitative and quantitative data; the | ||
| university pairs students with mentors, success coaches, and tutors | ||
| to assist them on their path to graduation, and it further tracks | ||
| data on employment, earnings, and debt to help ensure that Latino | ||
| alumni continue to thrive after graduation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition, St. Edward's has increased access to | ||
| scholarships, paid internships, and experiential learning | ||
| opportunities for Latino students; in the spring of 2023, the | ||
| university received a grant of more than $2.1 million from the | ||
| Hector and Gloria López Foundation that provides full tuition | ||
| assistance for first-generation Latino college students, and in | ||
| summer 2023, it was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Hispanic Bar | ||
| Association of Austin to go toward an endowment for prelaw Hispanic | ||
| students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, St. Edward's University's receipt of the national | ||
| Seal of Excelencia acknowledges the institution's sustained | ||
| commitment to eliminating educational disparities and helping | ||
| Latino students achieve their higher education goals, and all those | ||
| involved in securing this designation are to be commended for their | ||
| efforts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate St. Edward's | ||
| University on being awarded the Seal of Excelencia by Excelencia in | ||
| Education and extend to its administrators, faculty, staff, and | ||
| students sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 23 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
