Bill Text: TX HR1111 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the naming of Texas State University--San Marcos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-12 - Reported enrolled [HR1111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1111-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1111 |
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WHEREAS, Texas State University--San Marcos officially | ||
adopted its current name in 2003, marking a new era for this highly | ||
respected educational institution; and | ||
WHEREAS, The university was called Southwest Texas State | ||
Normal School when it opened its doors in 1903; the inaugural group | ||
of 303 students attended class at the only structure on campus, the | ||
red-roofed Old Main building, which Texas State still uses today; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout its 110-year history, the school's name | ||
has changed as the scope of its mission has broadened; it was | ||
renamed Southwest Texas State Normal College in 1918, after it was | ||
approved to begin granting degrees, and by the time the Texas | ||
Legislature changed the name to Southwest Texas State University in | ||
1969, thousands of students were enrolled in its undergraduate and | ||
graduate programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Texas State continues its tradition of | ||
academic excellence, offering a diverse student body of more than | ||
34,000 a vast array of degree programs; the school takes | ||
justifiable pride in the Meadows Center for Water and the | ||
Environment, where students can study aquatic ecosystems, and in | ||
its nationally recognized geography department, which offers a | ||
master's of applied geography, the first of its kind in the country, | ||
as well as in its programs in criminal justice, music, and creative | ||
writing, among others; and | ||
WHEREAS, Committed to providing an exceptional education, | ||
Texas State University--San Marcos helps students build a brighter | ||
future for themselves and their families, and in so doing, the | ||
institution is making an important contribution to the vitality of | ||
the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the naming | ||
of Texas State University--San Marcos and extend to its students, | ||
faculty members, and staff sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Isaac | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1111 was adopted by the House on April | ||
10, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||