Bill Text: TX SR237 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 12, 2025, as South Texas ISD Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-12 - Reported enrolled [SR237 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR237-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud representatives of the South Texas | ||
| Independent School District are gathering in Austin on March | ||
| 12, 2025, in celebration of South Texas ISD Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established by order of the state legislature in | ||
| 1964, South Texas ISD began as a residential school in Edinburg | ||
| for students with disabilities, who at the time were excluded | ||
| from public education; during the 1970s, the district enrolled | ||
| special education students from Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy | ||
| Counties and provided them with the opportunity to develop | ||
| valuable life and vocational skills while participating in | ||
| sports and other activities; today, the district continues to | ||
| offer educational and occupational training to individuals | ||
| with disabilities through full-time enrollment and half-day | ||
| programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1982, the State Board of Education initiated | ||
| plans for the first magnet school in South Texas; two years | ||
| later, the South Texas ISD Health Professions high school opened | ||
| its doors, marking a significant milestone for the advancement of | ||
| career and technical education in the Rio Grande Valley; over the | ||
| next several decades, the district established six additional | ||
| magnet schools offering specialized learning environments, | ||
| including the South Texas ISD Science Academy, South Texas ISD | ||
| Medical Professions, South Texas ISD World Scholars, South Texas | ||
| ISD Preparatory Academy, South Texas ISD Rising Scholars | ||
| Academy, and South Texas ISD Virtual Academy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An open-enrollment district, South Texas ISD | ||
| benefits from the able leadership of superintendent Dr. Marco | ||
| Antonio Lara Jr.; its schools are consistently ranked among | ||
| the best in the state and nation by Niche and U.S. News & World | ||
| Report and have made frequent appearances on Educational | ||
| Results Partnership Texas Honor Roll lists; four of its | ||
| campuses have been designated as Blue Ribbon Schools by the | ||
| U.S. Department of Education, and the district has further | ||
| been honored by Niche by being highly ranked on its Districts | ||
| with the Best Teachers in Texas and Best Places to Teach in | ||
| Texas lists for multiple years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, South Texas ISD serves as a model for quality and | ||
| innovation in public education for not only the State of Texas | ||
| but the nation at large, and its schools have helped countless | ||
| young Texans explore pathways to success that align with their | ||
| unique talents and career aspirations; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 12, 2025, as South Texas | ||
| ISD Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation sincere best wishes for a productive and enjoyable | ||
| stay in Austin. | ||
| Hinojosa of Nueces | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 12, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
