| 1 | 1 | | By: Johnson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - West) H.C.R. No. 40 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013; |
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| 3 | 3 | | May 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | 4 | | Administration; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | 5 | | vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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| 8 | 8 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On National Signing Day, Texans join with others |
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| 10 | 10 | | throughout the country in focusing attention on high school |
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| 11 | 11 | | football players who receive college athletic scholarships, yet the |
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| 12 | 12 | | equally noteworthy achievements of the Lone Star State's academic |
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| 13 | 13 | | champions often go unnoticed; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, While outstanding accomplishments on the football |
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| 15 | 15 | | field and in other athletic pursuits are understandably admired, |
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| 16 | 16 | | the future prosperity of the Lone Star State depends more on the |
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| 17 | 17 | | educational ability of its young people; every year, many Texas |
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| 18 | 18 | | students earn scholarships as a result of their exemplary |
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| 19 | 19 | | performance in the classroom, and their intelligence and hard work |
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| 20 | 20 | | are deserving of acclaim; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Academic superstars from Texarkana to El Paso and |
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| 22 | 22 | | from the Panhandle to the Lower Rio Grande Valley successfully |
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| 23 | 23 | | compete for a wide variety of scholarships, spurred on by their |
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| 24 | 24 | | natural intellectual curiosity and their desire to realize their |
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| 25 | 25 | | dreams; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the generous sponsorship of a broad range |
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| 27 | 27 | | of institutions and organizations, these remarkable young Texans |
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| 28 | 28 | | are rewarded with the financial support they need to continue |
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| 29 | 29 | | learning at the college level; their studies will allow them to take |
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| 30 | 30 | | their place among the next generation of professionals and |
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| 31 | 31 | | entrepreneurs, and they will play an essential part in our state's |
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| 32 | 32 | | continuing progress; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, By setting aside a day to honor those who have proven |
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| 34 | 34 | | themselves worthy of academic scholarships, Texas citizens can help |
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| 35 | 35 | | reaffirm the value of education and encourage students to reach |
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| 36 | 36 | | their full potential; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | hereby designate the first Saturday in May as Texas Academic |
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| 39 | 39 | | College Scholarship Day; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 41 | 41 | | 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remains in effect |
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| 42 | 42 | | until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is passed. |
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| 43 | 43 | | * * * * * |
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