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4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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6 | 6 | | recognize the Brownsville Independent School District on the |
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7 | 7 | | occasion of its 100th anniversary; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Brownsville Independent School District was |
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9 | 9 | | established in 1915 following the unanimous passage of House Bill |
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10 | 10 | | 594 by the Texas Legislature; and |
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11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The district has grown from serving approximately |
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12 | 12 | | 1,000 students in a handful of schools to include 58 campuses |
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13 | 13 | | serving more than 49,000 students; and |
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14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Brownsville Independent School District has |
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15 | 15 | | received numerous honors for excellence, including recognition as a |
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16 | 16 | | Best Community for Music Education in the United States, selection |
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17 | 17 | | for the National Advanced Placement Honor Roll, and the designation |
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18 | 18 | | of five of its campuses as Early College High Schools, the most of |
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19 | 19 | | any district in the state; and |
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20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Three elementary school campuses have been chosen as |
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21 | 21 | | National Excellence in Urban Education Award finalists and every |
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22 | 22 | | middle school in the district features the Science, Technology, |
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23 | 23 | | Engineering, and Mathematics Magnet program; the district was |
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24 | 24 | | chosen as the 2014 National Hispanic Institute School District of |
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25 | 25 | | the Year; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The Brownsville Independent School District has for |
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27 | 27 | | 100 years provided students with excellent opportunities to gain |
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28 | 28 | | the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed and thrive in an |
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29 | 29 | | ever-changing world; it is truly deserving of special recognition |
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30 | 30 | | for the profound impact it has had on its community; now, therefore, |
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31 | 31 | | be it |
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32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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33 | 33 | | hereby commend the students, faculty, administration, and alumni of |
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34 | 34 | | the Brownsville Independent School District on their commitment to |
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35 | 35 | | quality education and extend to them best wishes for a memorable |
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36 | 36 | | 100th anniversary celebration; and, be it further |
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37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the |
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38 | 38 | | district as an expression of esteem from the Texas Legislature. |
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