Bill Text: TX HR144 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Rio Grande Valley Linking Economic and Academic Development on its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Reported enrolled [HR144 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR144-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 144 |
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WHEREAS, The 30th anniversary of Rio Grande Valley Linking | ||
Economic and Academic Development is being celebrated at an event | ||
on November 10, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1992, RGV LEAD has fostered a | ||
fruitful partnership between education and industry, promoting | ||
college and career readiness in order to build a highly skilled | ||
workforce for the region; the organization was established as Tech | ||
Prep of the Rio Grande Valley by Patricia G. Bubb, who went on to | ||
serve as executive director of RGV LEAD for nearly three decades; | ||
initially funded by a federal grant, it is now supported by | ||
stakeholders across the Rio Grande Valley; and | ||
WHEREAS, RGV LEAD develops and manages collaborative | ||
projects that unite the efforts of educators and employers to help | ||
students set and reach their college and professional goals; the | ||
organization's initiatives encourage area youth to pursue studies | ||
geared toward employment in high-demand fields; moreover, RGV LEAD | ||
strives to increase the number of high school graduates who are | ||
fully prepared for further education and the attainment of such | ||
necessary qualifications as degrees, certificates, and licenses; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In the three decades since its establishment, RGV | ||
LEAD has helped countless young Texans develop the knowledge and | ||
skills necessary to build successful careers, and the organization | ||
is indeed deserving of recognition for its invaluable contributions | ||
to the Rio Grande Valley; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Rio Grande Valley | ||
Linking Economic and Academic Development on its 30th anniversary | ||
and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for RGV LEAD as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Guillen | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 144 was adopted by the House on | ||
November 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||