| 5 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Blinn College opened its doors in 1883 as Mission |
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| 6 | 10 | | Institute; the institution originally served as a Methodist |
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| 7 | 11 | | ministry school for young men; over the next few years, secular |
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| 8 | 12 | | courses were added, and in 1888, the Institute was made |
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| 9 | 13 | | coeducational; the name was changed to Blinn College in 1934, and |
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| 10 | 14 | | in 1937, Blinn College became the first county-owned junior |
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| 11 | 15 | | college district in Texas; today, it serves as one of the state's |
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| 12 | 16 | | largest public community college districts and a premier |
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| 13 | 17 | | academic establishment for Texans; and |
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| 14 | 18 | | WHEREAS, With campuses in Brenham, Bryan, Schulenburg, and |
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| 15 | 19 | | Sealy and with The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus, |
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| 16 | 20 | | Blinn College offers freshman- and sophomore-level courses, as |
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| 17 | 21 | | well as a variety of training programs; the college has received |
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| 18 | 22 | | national recognition for affordability, with tuition and fees |
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| 19 | 23 | | that are almost 40 percent less than those of the average state |
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| 20 | 24 | | university in Texas; and |
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| 21 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Blinn College started with three students in 1883 |
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| 22 | 26 | | and has grown to serve a diverse body of 17,000 students across |
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| 23 | 27 | | five campuses; the college offers high-quality education and |
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| 24 | 28 | | training in a broad range of disciplines for students in Central |
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| 25 | 29 | | Texas, and it has helped to provide opportunities for students to |
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| 26 | 30 | | shape their futures by learning the skills they need to discover |
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| 27 | 31 | | and succeed in their careers; and |
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| 28 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Blinn College has played an important role in |
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| 29 | 33 | | higher education in Texas for 140 years, and it is truly fitting |
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| 30 | 34 | | that this exemplary institution be celebrated for its many |
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| 31 | 35 | | contributions to our state; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 33 | 37 | | Legislature, hereby commend the administrators, faculty, and |
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| 34 | 38 | | staff of Blinn College on their outstanding commitment to |
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| 35 | 39 | | excellence in education and extend to all congratulations on the |
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| 36 | 40 | | school's 140th anniversary and best wishes for success in the |
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| 37 | 41 | | years ahead; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 39 | 43 | | Blinn College as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 40 | | - | Kolkhorst |
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| 41 | | - | Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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| 42 | | - | Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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| 43 | | - | Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker |
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| 44 | | - | Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker |
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| 45 | | - | Birdwell Huffman Paxton Birdwell Huffman Paxton |
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| 46 | | - | Birdwell Huffman Paxton |
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| 47 | | - | Blanco Hughes Perry Blanco Hughes Perry |
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| 48 | | - | Blanco Hughes Perry |
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| 49 | | - | Campbell Johnson Schwertner Campbell Johnson Schwertner |
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| 50 | | - | Campbell Johnson Schwertner |
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| 51 | | - | Creighton King Sparks Creighton King Sparks |
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| 52 | | - | Creighton King Sparks |
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| 53 | | - | Eckhardt LaMantia Springer Eckhardt LaMantia Springer |
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| 54 | | - | Eckhardt LaMantia Springer |
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| 55 | | - | Flores Menéndez West Flores Menéndez West |
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| 56 | | - | Flores Menéndez West |
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| 57 | | - | Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire |
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| 58 | | - | Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire |
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| 59 | | - | Hall Miles Zaffirini Hall Miles Zaffirini |
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| 60 | | - | Hall Miles Zaffirini |
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| 61 | | - | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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| 62 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 63 | | - | President of the Senate |
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| 64 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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| 65 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 66 | | - | the Senate on May 4, 2023. |
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| 67 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 68 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 69 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 70 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 71 | | - | |
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| 72 | | - | Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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| 73 | | - | |
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| 74 | | - | Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker |
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| 75 | | - | |
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| 76 | | - | Birdwell Huffman Paxton |
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| 77 | | - | |
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| 78 | | - | Blanco Hughes Perry |
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| 79 | | - | |
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| 80 | | - | Campbell Johnson Schwertner |
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| 81 | | - | |
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| 82 | | - | Creighton King Sparks |
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| 83 | | - | |
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| 84 | | - | Eckhardt LaMantia Springer |
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| 85 | | - | |
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| 86 | | - | Flores Menéndez West |
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| 87 | | - | |
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| 88 | | - | Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire |
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| 89 | | - | |
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| 90 | | - | Hall Miles Zaffirini |
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