Bill Text: TX HR166 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Katy Independent School District on being ranked by Niche.com as one of the top school districts in the Houston area.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR166 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR166-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 166 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and administrators of the Katy | ||
| Independent School District may take great pride in their continued | ||
| ranking by the website Niche.com as one of the top school districts | ||
| in the Houston area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Drawing on publicly available data and on parent and | ||
| student reviews, Niche.com evaluates 10,000 school districts from | ||
| across the nation; the site bases its rankings on a wide range of | ||
| factors in order to provide a fully rounded assessment of a | ||
| district's strength and vitality; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Katy ISD is one of the fastest-growing school | ||
| districts in the state, with a current enrollment of more than | ||
| 70,000 students; Niche.com has ranked this forward-looking | ||
| district as either the number one or number two district in the | ||
| Houston area since 2015; the district has received an A+ in | ||
| academics, teacher quality, educational outcomes, and student | ||
| culture and diversity, in addition to solid scores in food, health | ||
| and safety, resources and facilities, sports and fitness, and | ||
| extracurricular activities; in addition, it currently ranks as one | ||
| of the 20 best school districts in the Lone Star State, and its | ||
| graduation rate is well above the national average; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their unwavering commitment to the students | ||
| of Katy ISD, the district's faculty, staff, and administrators have | ||
| played an essential role in preparing many young Texans for the | ||
| challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and they may take | ||
| great pride in this prestigious recognition of their efforts; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Katy Independent School | ||
| District on being ranked as one of the top school districts in the | ||
| Houston metro area by Niche.com and extend to the district's | ||
| teachers, students, and staff sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Katy ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Schofield | ||
| Bell | ||
| Zerwas | ||
| Vo | ||
| Murphy | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 166 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
