H.R. No. 1549
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Houston Community College has renamed its Town and
Country Campus as the Spring Branch Campus; and
WHEREAS, One of the largest community college systems in the
country, HCC began offering classes in Spring Branch in 1986 at the
behest of the Spring Branch Independent School District; located
initially on the SBISD Westchester Campus, HCC opened its own
campus, Town and Country, in 2001, by which time enrollment in the
school had grown to 3,600 students; and
WHEREAS, Houston Community College launched its dual credit
program for SBISD high school students in 1992, and in 2005 the
college conducted community meetings to gather ideas about how it
could help make higher education still more available to area
residents; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, HCC and SBISD entered an agreement to
establish an Early College High School, an innovative program
through which students simultaneously earn their high school
diploma and either an associate's degree or two years' credit toward
a bachelor's degree; and
WHEREAS, The Spring Branch Campus currently provides high
quality, affordable academic, career, and technical education
through on-site and online classes to some 7,000 students; and
WHEREAS, Since opening its doors just over two decades ago,
the Houston Community College campus in Spring Branch has had a
profound impact on the lives of countless students and on the
quality of life in the surrounding community, and it is indeed
fitting to recognize both its myriad achievements and the bright
promise of the years ahead; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the renaming of the Town and Country
Campus of Houston Community College as the Spring Branch Campus and
extend sincere best wishes to everyone associated with the campus
for continued success in all their endeavors.
Bohac
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1549 was adopted by the House on April
30, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House