Bill Text: TX HR904 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commending El Centro College for its contributions to the Dallas community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR904 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR904-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commending El Centro College for its contributions to the Dallas community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR904 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR904-Introduced.html
86R19461 CJM-D | ||
By: Ramos | H.R. No. 904 |
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WHEREAS, For more than half a century, El Centro College has | ||
made significant contributions to higher education in the Dallas | ||
area; and | ||
WHEREAS, The oldest school in the Dallas County Community | ||
College District, El Centro College first opened its doors in 1966, | ||
just a year after the district was established; having outgrown its | ||
original campus, the school currently encompasses two locations, | ||
the Downtown Campus and West Campus, which serve students from all | ||
across Dallas County; and | ||
WHEREAS, Led by President José Adames, the school offers | ||
career training in over 50 fields, including highly respected | ||
programs in allied health, nursing, culinary arts, fashion design, | ||
interior design, and information technology; students can also | ||
prepare for transfer to a four-year institution by taking a variety | ||
of core educational courses or by completing the first two years of | ||
an engineering degree through the Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering | ||
Academy, the school's co-enrollment partnership with Texas A&M | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, El Centro College is federally designated as a | ||
Hispanic-Serving Institution and is a member of the Hispanic | ||
Association of Colleges and Universities; dedicated to helping | ||
low-income students and students of color succeed, the school | ||
became an Achieving the Dream College in 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, With its high-quality education and workforce | ||
programs, El Centro College provides a gateway to a bright and | ||
fulfilling future for myriad students, and in so doing, it | ||
contributes to the strength and prosperity of the Lone Star State; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend El Centro College for the vital role it | ||
plays in the Dallas community and extend to all those associated | ||
with the institution sincere best wishes for continued success; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for El Centro College as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. |