| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2189 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Historically Black Colleges and |
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| 6 | 6 | | Universities Legislative Caucus was established on April 12, 2023; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Texas HBCU Legislative Caucus strives to nurture |
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| 9 | 9 | | leadership and excellence in higher education and to celebrate the |
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| 10 | 10 | | invaluable role that the state's HBCUs play in promoting practices |
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| 11 | 11 | | of strong and meaningful citizenship; the caucus includes lawmakers |
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| 12 | 12 | | of the Texas Legislature who have demonstrated a steadfast |
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| 13 | 13 | | commitment to representing and supporting HBCUs through funding, |
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| 14 | 14 | | public awareness efforts, and other initiatives; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The members of the caucus will regularly meet with |
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| 16 | 16 | | the Planning Committee of the Texas HBCU Conference Series, |
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| 17 | 17 | | participate in the annual Texas HBCU Conference, and hold biannual |
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| 18 | 18 | | meetings with students at HBCU campuses in their districts; in |
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| 19 | 19 | | addition, the Texas HBCU Legislative Caucus is partnering with the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Texas Legislative Black Caucus to establish an internship program |
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| 21 | 21 | | that will help students gain firsthand experience with the |
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| 22 | 22 | | legislative process; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The Texas HBCU Legislative Caucus supports each of |
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| 24 | 24 | | the state's nine HBCUs, which include Paul Quinn College, Wiley |
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| 25 | 25 | | College, Huston-Tillotson University, Prairie View A&M University, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Texas College, St. Philip's College, Jarvis Christian University, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Texas Southern University and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, |
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| 28 | 28 | | and Southwestern Christian College, as well as their affiliated |
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| 29 | 29 | | fraternities, alumni networks, and graduate programs; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, HBCUs are essential to the higher education system |
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| 31 | 31 | | in the Lone Star State, and the Texas HBCU Legislative Caucus is |
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| 32 | 32 | | sure to serve as a valuable resource to these noteworthy |
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| 33 | 33 | | institutions; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby recognize the creation of the Texas Historically |
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| 36 | 36 | | Black Colleges and Universities Legislative Caucus and extend to |
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| 37 | 37 | | the group's members sincere best wishes for success in their |
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| 38 | 38 | | endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the Texas HBCU Legislative Caucus as an expression of |
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| 41 | 41 | | high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Reynolds |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2189 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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