Bill Text: TX HR313 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center in Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-09 - Reported enrolled [HR313 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR313-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 313 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center in | ||
| the Houston Independent School District is receiving an official | ||
| Texas Historical Marker on February 12, 2011, from the Texas | ||
| Historical Commission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The oldest high school in Harris County and one of | ||
| the very oldest in all of Texas, Sam Houston Math, Science, and | ||
| Technology Center was founded in 1878 as Houston Academy; it was | ||
| briefly renamed the Clopper Institute before becoming Houston | ||
| Normal School in 1886 and Houston High School in 1895; between 1926 | ||
| and 1955, it was known as Central High School, and then for the next | ||
| 53 years, it was named Sam Houston High School; its present-day name | ||
| was adopted in 2008 to reflect a new academic emphasis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, the school was also housed in a | ||
| number of different buildings, including churches and Masonic | ||
| temples; it moved from Capitol Street downtown to its current | ||
| location at 9400 Irvington Boulevard in 1955; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center has | ||
| the oldest high school newspaper in the Lone Star State, The Aegis, | ||
| which was established in 1889; in addition, the world's first girls' | ||
| military drill squad was formed at the school by then principal | ||
| F. M. Black; the squad was initially called the Black Battalion in | ||
| his honor and is today known as the Tigerettes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among other distinctions, Sam Houston can boast that | ||
| one of its former faculty members, Lyndon Baines Johnson, went on to | ||
| become president of the United States; he taught English and speech | ||
| at the school in the 1920s; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognition by the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| highlights the significant role that Sam Houston Math, Science, and | ||
| Technology Center has played in educating and nurturing countless | ||
| children, and the official designation provides assurance that the | ||
| history of this notable institution will be remembered for years to | ||
| come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of a Texas Historical | ||
| Marker at Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center and | ||
| extend to all those participating in the dedication ceremony best | ||
| wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Walle | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 313 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 9, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
