Bill Text: TX HCR100 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Texas State University System.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR100 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR100-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 100 |
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WHEREAS, The Texas State University System, the oldest and | ||
third-largest system of higher education in Texas, is celebrating | ||
its centennial in 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, Created by the Texas Legislature in 1911, the system | ||
originally brought together Sam Houston Normal Institute, in | ||
Huntsville; North Texas State Normal College, in Denton; Southwest | ||
Texas State Normal School, in San Marcos; and West Texas State | ||
Normal College, in Canyon; oversight of the system was vested in a | ||
group known as the State Normal School Board of Regents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, the system has evolved dramatically; | ||
component institutions were renamed state teachers colleges in | ||
1923, and they subsequently composed what was known as the State | ||
Senior College System; renamed the Texas State University System in | ||
1975, the network now encompasses eight institutions: Sam Houston | ||
State University, Texas State University--San Marcos, Sul Ross | ||
State University, Sul Ross State University--Rio Grande College, | ||
Lamar University, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State | ||
College--Orange, and Lamar State College--Port Arthur; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each of the institutions in the Texas State | ||
University System carries the name of, or is closely associated | ||
with, a Texas hero--Sam Houston, statesman, commander of the Texas | ||
Army, first and third president of the Republic of Texas, and | ||
governor of Texas; Mirabeau Lamar, widely recognized as the Father | ||
of Texas Education and the second president of the Republic of | ||
Texas; Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Civil War veteran, general, | ||
governor, and president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College | ||
of Texas; and Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1930 graduate of Southwest | ||
Texas State Teachers College at San Marcos and 36th president of the | ||
United States of America; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, every school in the system is facing an | ||
increased demand for its services, with overall enrollment growing | ||
at a faster rate than the state's population; the number of students | ||
registered collectively in system institutions rose by 4.8 percent | ||
between the fall semesters of 2009 and 2010, reaching nearly | ||
76,000; to accommodate those students, the system and its component | ||
institutions employ over 15,000 faculty and staff; and | ||
WHEREAS, Campuses of the Texas State University System are | ||
located across the state, and each boasts a distinctive character | ||
and its own unique strengths; together, the schools' myriad | ||
offerings range from industrial certification to doctoral degrees, | ||
and a number of their programs have achieved national prominence; | ||
some of the schools are extensively engaged in research, and all put | ||
a premium on quality teaching; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Texas State University | ||
System has enriched the lives of countless students, contributed to | ||
the advancement of human knowledge, and proved a powerful force for | ||
social progress and economic development in the Lone Star State; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby commemorate the centennial of the founding of the Texas | ||
State University System and honor all those associated with its | ||
member institutions for their commitment to academic excellence and | ||
public service; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Texas State University System as an expression of | ||
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
Branch | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 100 was adopted by the House on | ||
March 17, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 100 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
16, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |