Bill Text: TX SR171 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Stephen F. Austin State University on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [SR171 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR171-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Stephen F. Austin State University on the occasion of | ||
its centennial celebration; and | ||
WHEREAS, Stephen F. Austin State University had its | ||
beginnings when the Texas Legislature authorized a new | ||
institution of higher education to be located in far East Texas | ||
and to be named in honor of the Father of Texas, Stephen F. | ||
Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1917, the State Board of Regents selected | ||
Nacogdoches as the location of the new college because of its | ||
rich heritage as the oldest town in Texas; the citizens of | ||
Nacogdoches chose the homestead of Thomas J. Rusk, which had been | ||
owned by Sam Houston, as the site for the new college, as both | ||
Rusk and Houston had served as the original two United States | ||
Senators from Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College opened | ||
its doors to 270 students in 1923; today, the university enrolls | ||
more than 11,300 students and provides a vital educational, | ||
economic, and cultural resource in the region; the heart of | ||
higher education in deep East Texas, the university offers more | ||
than 120 areas of study and countless opportunities for student | ||
athletes to participate in Division I intercollegiate sports, | ||
bringing recognition and a sense of pride to the Nacogdoches | ||
area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Named the top rural-serving institution of its | ||
size in Texas by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, | ||
Stephen F. Austin State University now comprises six colleges; | ||
its living alumni number 115,000 graduates who have been educated | ||
by this fine university to be true citizens of the world; and | ||
WHEREAS, Stephen F. Austin State University has for 100 | ||
years been dedicated to creating opportunities for students to | ||
access transformative higher education; alumni represent their | ||
university in their communities and workplaces, and they | ||
contribute to the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of | ||
Texas; it is truly fitting that the university receive special | ||
recognition on the occasion of this important milestone in the | ||
school's history; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize 2023 as the Centennial Year of | ||
Stephen F. Austin State University and extend a warm welcome to | ||
the visiting delegation; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Nichols | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 15, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |