Bill Text: TX SR983 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the renaming and dedication of Ernest McGowen Sr. Elementary School.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-15 - Reported enrolled [SR983 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR983-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
join the Houston Independent School District and the citizens of | ||
Houston in celebrating the renaming and dedication of Ernest | ||
McGowen Sr. Elementary School, which is taking place May 24, | ||
2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, This outstanding school originally opened its | ||
doors in 1935 as Houston Gardens Elementary School; it is being | ||
renamed in honor of the late Ernest McGowen, Sr., former trustee | ||
of the Houston Independent School District and the city's first | ||
African American district council member; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. McGowen was an eloquent voice for civil rights | ||
at City Hall and a forceful advocate for the appointment of more | ||
minorities to high-ranking positions in the Houston Police | ||
Department; and | ||
WHEREAS, He was instrumental in the passage of the | ||
ordinance that established the city's minority-owned and | ||
women-owned business enterprise program, and he sponsored the | ||
ordinance that prohibited city government from dealing with | ||
companies that did business with the apartheid regime in South | ||
Africa; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Ernest McGowen Sr. Elementary School | ||
serves nearly 420 students in an academically challenging | ||
environment that helps its students achieve their highest | ||
potential; it is truly fitting that it be named in honor of this | ||
visionary Houston leader; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the students, faculty, | ||
and staff of Ernest McGowen Sr. Elementary School for a memorable | ||
renaming and dedication ceremony; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the school in honor of this special occasion. | ||
Ellis | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 15, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |