Bill Text: TX HR886 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker honoring George Washington Carver High School in Baytown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR886 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR886-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 886 |
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WHEREAS, An official Texas Historical Marker honoring the | ||
proud history of George Washington Carver High School in Baytown is | ||
being dedicated at a ceremony on April 30, 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, The culmination of a joint effort between the | ||
Baytown Carver High School Recognition and Preservation Society and | ||
the Harris County Historical Commission, the marker will allow | ||
visitors to learn more about the school's vital role in the | ||
education of African American children in Baytown; and | ||
WHEREAS, George Washington Carver High School traces its | ||
origins to the first public African American elementary school in | ||
the area, which was founded in 1921 and moved to a site at Carver and | ||
Oak Streets in 1924; the school was expanded to include students | ||
through the ninth grade in 1927 and was later named for the | ||
well-known scientist, educator, and inventor George Washington | ||
Carver; and | ||
WHEREAS, The campus became a four-year high school in 1941 | ||
and moved into a new building four blocks away in 1948; the students | ||
of Carver High excelled at both academics and extracurricular | ||
activities, earning their alma mater distinction as one of the top | ||
African American high schools in the state; through the years, the | ||
school won nine state band competitions and eight state sports | ||
championships sanctioned by the Prairie View Interscholastic | ||
League; and | ||
WHEREAS, The high school was closed in 1967 when the Baytown | ||
schools were desegregated; the building served as the home of | ||
George Washington Carver Elementary School until 1995 and was | ||
demolished in 2002, though a new Carver Elementary was opened | ||
nearby, carrying the school's name and its tradition of educational | ||
excellence into the 21st century; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of its history, George Washington | ||
Carver High School figured prominently in the lives of many Baytown | ||
youth, and the dedication of this historical marker provides a | ||
fitting tribute to the essential role it played in educating | ||
several generations of city residents; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the establishment of a Texas | ||
Historical Marker on the site of George Washington Carver High | ||
School in Baytown and commend all those responsible for their | ||
efforts to bring this worthwhile initiative to fruition; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
for the Baytown Carver High School Recognition and Preservation | ||
Society and the Harris County Historical Commission as expressions | ||
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Smith of Harris | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 886 was adopted by the House on April | ||
7, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||