82R17267 MGR-D
By: Anderson of McLennan H.R. No. 1167
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Representatives from Texas State Technical College
are visiting the State Capitol on April 7, 2011, and this occasion
provides a fitting opportunity to honor this notable institution;
and
WHEREAS, Established in 1965, the Texas State Technical
College System today includes TSTC Harlingen, TSTC Marshall, TSTC
Waco, and TSTC West Texas, which has campuses in Abilene,
Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater; TSTC is the only
state-supported two-year technical college system in Texas, and its
mission is to help the Lone Star State meet the high-tech challenges
of the current global economy; the colleges in the system partner
with businesses, government agencies, and other colleges to provide
students with highly specialized technical-vocational courses and
occupation-oriented training programs that meet the rising demands
of Texas industry; and
WHEREAS, With more than 120 associate of applied science
degree and certificate options, TSTC serves nearly 15,000 students
in credit programs alone, and over its 45-year history it has
graduated more than 82,000 students from diverse cultural and
socioeconomic backgrounds; TSTC students come from 221 of the 254
counties in Texas, and many of them have lived in rural areas with
limited access to other institutions of higher education or
workforce training; in addition to offering high-quality
instruction to these students, TSTC provides an affordable option
for them; and
WHEREAS, The Texas State Technical College System is
committed to helping its students become skilled leaders in
tomorrow's workforce, and its efforts are contributing greatly to
the educational and economic development of our state; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 7, 2011, as Texas State
Technical College Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
associated with the system sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for TSTC as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
of Representatives.