Bill Text: TX HR313 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Robert Garza on his receipt of a 2025 Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in the Education Sector.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-06 - Reported enrolled [HR313 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR313-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 313 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Garza, president of Palo Alto College of | ||
| the Alamo Colleges District in San Antonio, has been named a 2025 | ||
| recipient of the Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership | ||
| Excellence in the Education Sector; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Appointed president by the Alamo Colleges District | ||
| Board of Trustees, Dr. Garza took office on September 10, 2018; he | ||
| went on to make a noteworthy impact in his first year at the helm, | ||
| spearheading a fundraising campaign that resulted in a record $1.3 | ||
| million commitment for scholarships for students and employees; | ||
| moreover, Palo Alto College's sterling reputation contributed to | ||
| all five Alamo Colleges being honored with a Malcolm Baldrige | ||
| National Quality Award, and the campus was named a Rising Star by | ||
| the prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence | ||
| program in 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Garza has overseen an era of rapid progress for | ||
| the institution; a new multipurpose building, the Rio Grande, | ||
| opened in 2023, providing specialized spaces for programs in | ||
| advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, robotics, | ||
| cybersecurity, dental hygiene, and more; in addition, he has worked | ||
| to build engagement with south Bexar County residents through | ||
| existing programming as well as new community events and | ||
| initiatives, including Educate South, which focuses on public and | ||
| private partnerships that develop educational awareness at the | ||
| earliest levels of schooling; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of his achievements, Dr. Garza | ||
| received the V. Ray Cardozier Alumni Excellence Award from The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin; a member of the board of the Alamo | ||
| Collegiate Network, he has also served the wider community on the | ||
| boards of Catch the Next, Inc., the Hot Wells Conservancy, the | ||
| Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, and Texas Vista Medical | ||
| Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Garza first joined the Alamo Colleges District | ||
| in 1999, and he previously excelled in such roles as vice president | ||
| of student success and dean of community development and | ||
| partnerships; he holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M | ||
| University, a master's degree in public administration from UT San | ||
| Antonio, and a doctorate in educational administration from UT | ||
| Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his adept and forward-looking leadership, | ||
| Robert Garza has significantly advanced the important mission of | ||
| Palo Alto College, and he is richly deserving of this national | ||
| accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Robert Garza on his receipt of | ||
| a 2025 Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in the | ||
| Education Sector and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Lujan | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 313 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 6, 2025, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
