Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 463
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Austin Community College is celebrating its 50th
6	6	anniversary in 2023; and
7	7	WHEREAS, In the fall of 1973, ACC opened under the auspices of
8	8	the Austin Independent School District, welcoming more than 1,700
9	9	students; the former L. G. Anderson High School building in East
10	10	Austin served as its main campus, dubbed Ridgeview, and it also
11	11	offered night courses at Crockett, Reagan, and Austin High Schools;
12	12	just two years later, nearly 10,000 students registered for fall
13	13	classes; ACC was able to accommodate them by taking over the former
14	14	Austin High campus on Rio Grande Street, as that school moved to a
15	15	new location; and
16	16	WHEREAS, ACC was fully accredited as a public, two-year
17	17	community college by the Southern Association of Colleges and
18	18	Schools in 1978; in the 1980s, it established its own board of
19	19	trustees, expanded to serve Leander ISD residents, and opened a
20	20	third campus on East Riverside Drive with vital space for the health
21	21	sciences program; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Helping to meet ever greater workforce needs, ACC
23	23	has grown to become one of the largest colleges or universities in
24	24	the country; it serves approximately 70,000 students annually at 11
25	25	campuses across Central Texas; in recent years, it has transformed
26	26	the former Highland Mall into centers of learning, completely
27	27	renovated the Rio Grande Campus, and developed the ACC Bioscience
28	28	Incubator, which supplies research space for biotech companies and
29	29	real-world training for aspiring professionals; and
30	30	WHEREAS, ACC has earned wide recognition for innovation and
31	31	academic excellence; data from the Texas Higher Education
32	32	Coordinating Board indicates that it has the fastest-growing
33	33	graduation rate among its peer colleges; nearly 80 percent of the
34	34	school's alumni stay in the area; in 2022, voters in its district
35	35	approved a $770 million general obligation bond to increase
36	36	training capacity for high-demand fields, build and upgrade
37	37	campuses, and expand student support services; and
38	38	WHEREAS, For half a century, Austin Community College has
39	39	provided students with an outstanding education and a solid
40	40	foundation for advancement, and it has been an important engine for
41	41	economic prosperity in the region; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby congratulate Austin Community College on its
44	44	50th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the
45	45	institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
46	46	further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the
49	49	Texas House of Representatives.
50	50	Hinojosa
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.R. No. 463 was adopted by the House on March
54	54	16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Chief Clerk of the House