Bill Text: TX HR346 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the centennial of Midwestern State University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR346 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR346-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 346 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Midwestern State | ||
| University in Wichita Falls has distinguished itself as an | ||
| outstanding educational resource in North Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established as Wichita Falls Junior College in 1922, | ||
| the school was the second municipal junior college in Texas, and it | ||
| shared its building and faculty with Wichita Falls High School; in | ||
| 1937, the school was renamed Hardin Junior College in honor of | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hardin, and the Hardin Building, a striking | ||
| Lombard-Romanesque edifice with a bell tower, became the | ||
| centerpiece of a new 40-acre campus; during World War II, the | ||
| college began an affiliation with nearby Sheppard Air Force Base | ||
| that continues to this day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, the school added a senior division | ||
| and became Hardin College; in 1950, the school was renamed | ||
| Midwestern University, and in 1959, a graduate school was | ||
| established; by an act of the 56th Texas Legislature, the | ||
| university dissolved the junior college division and joined the | ||
| Texas Colleges and Universities System in 1961, and in 1975, its | ||
| name was changed to Midwestern State University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, MSU Texas is a dynamic institution of higher | ||
| learning with 70 buildings on a 255-acre campus, and its diverse | ||
| population of nearly 5,800 students takes advantage of bachelor's | ||
| and master's degree programs in the school's six colleges and | ||
| graduate school; in May 2019, the school dedicated its new, | ||
| state-of-the-art health sciences facility as Centennial Hall in | ||
| honor of its 100th anniversary, and in January 2021, the university | ||
| welcomed its first doctoral students in educational leadership; in | ||
| September of that same year, MSU Texas became the fifth campus to | ||
| become part of the Texas Tech University System; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its founding a century ago, Midwestern State | ||
| University has provided generations of Texans with a strong | ||
| foundation for achievement, and as the university celebrates its | ||
| milestone anniversary, its students, faculty, staff, and alumni may | ||
| take great pride in their rich history while looking forward to an | ||
| exciting future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of Midwestern State | ||
| University and extend to all those associated with the school | ||
| 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. | ||
| Frank | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 346 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
