Bill Text: TX HCR100 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Texas State University System.
Sponsorship: 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 | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
