H.R. No. 3113
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rapoport Academy Public School in Waco is hosting a
ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 21, 2015, to celebrate the
restoration of the historic Bishop Joseph Gomez Building; and
WHEREAS, Named for a prominent bishop in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, this building formerly served as the
administration building for Paul Quinn College, the oldest African
American liberal arts college in Texas; after the school relocated
to Dallas in 1990, the building was left empty, and it fell into
disrepair; and
WHEREAS, The renovation effort, which began in 2014, is the
fifth such project undertaken on Quinn Campus by Rapoport Academy,
a college preparatory charter school that serves nearly 800
students from prekindergarten through 12th grade; special care was
taken to retain the original appearance of the Gomez Building,
which will serve as the primary academic building for Meyer Public
High School; and
WHEREAS, The renovation of the Gomez Building has preserved
an important part of Texas history while enabling the Rapoport
Academy to provide even more area students with a first-rate
education; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the renovation of the Bishop Joseph
Gomez Building and commend Rapoport Academy Public School for its
ongoing efforts to repurpose such landmarks for the benefit of the
community; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Rapoport Academy as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Kacal
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3113 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House