| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1532 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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| 6 | 6 | | recognize the TEXAS Grant program on the occasion of its 10th |
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| 7 | 7 | | anniversary; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Legislation for the TEXAS Grant program was enacted |
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| 9 | 9 | | in 1999 with the goal of providing thousands of Texas high school |
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| 10 | 10 | | students the opportunity to attend college, thus helping them to |
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| 11 | 11 | | better meet the challenges of the 21st century; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The program was designed to do for Texas what such |
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| 13 | 13 | | historic legislation as the GI Bill has done for the nation, that |
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| 14 | 14 | | is, to create a highly educated and skilled generation of young |
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| 15 | 15 | | people who might not otherwise have attended college due to |
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| 16 | 16 | | financial limitations; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A college education is a vital ingredient for |
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| 18 | 18 | | professional and economic success in our society, and encouraging |
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| 19 | 19 | | and supporting college students is among the state's top |
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| 20 | 20 | | priorities; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The TEXAS Grant program has already contributed to |
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| 22 | 22 | | the betterment of the Lone Star State by aiding in the education and |
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| 23 | 23 | | enrichment of some 205,000 students through nearly $1.2 billion in |
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| 24 | 24 | | funding, and it has become an integral component of the state's |
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| 25 | 25 | | Closing the Gaps higher education strategy; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the creation |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the TEXAS Grant program and extend sincere appreciation to all |
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| 29 | 29 | | those involved in helping students access TEXAS Grants. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Villarreal |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 33 | 33 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1532 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 34 | 34 | | 23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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