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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The oldest higher education institution in Austin, |
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| 8 | 9 | | Huston-Tillotson University, is marking its 150th anniversary on |
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| 9 | 10 | | February 28, 2025; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The historically Black university traces its roots |
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| 11 | 12 | | back to 1875 when it was originally founded as Tillotson Collegiate |
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| 12 | 13 | | and Normal Institute in honor of the Reverend George Jeffrey |
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| 13 | 14 | | Tillotson; early on, the college benefited from the support of the |
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| 14 | 15 | | Freedmen's Aid Society of the American Missionary Association, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | in 1909, it became known as Tillotson College; the school went on to |
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| 16 | 17 | | serve as a junior college and a women's college before becoming a |
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| 17 | 18 | | senior, coeducational institution in 1931; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Huston College was first organized by the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Reverend George Warren Richardson in 1876, when he leased St. Paul |
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| 20 | 21 | | Methodist Episcopal Church in Dallas; the school relocated to |
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| 21 | 22 | | Austin in 1878 and was housed in what is now Wesley United Methodist |
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| 22 | 23 | | Church; renamed in 1887 in honor of benefactor Samuel Huston of |
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| 23 | 24 | | Iowa, it was approved as a senior college by the Texas Department of |
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| 24 | 25 | | Education in 1926; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Located less than one mile apart in East Austin, the |
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| 26 | 27 | | two schools merged in 1952 to become the sole provider of higher |
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| 27 | 28 | | education for African Americans in Central Texas until Brown |
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| 28 | 29 | | v. Board of Education was decided two years later; the institution |
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| 29 | 30 | | officially changed its name to Huston-Tillotson University in 2005, |
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| 30 | 31 | | and today, it boasts an enrollment of more than 1,000 students on |
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| 31 | 32 | | its 23-acre campus and offers a wide range of undergraduate |
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| 32 | 33 | | degrees, as well as graduate degrees in business administration and |
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| 33 | 34 | | educational leadership; the university is a member of the Red River |
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| 34 | 35 | | Athletic Conference and is ably guided by president and CEO |
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| 35 | 36 | | Dr. Melva K. Wallace; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, Huston-Tillotson University |
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| 37 | 38 | | has provided its students with an education that has enriched them |
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| 38 | 39 | | both academically and personally, and in so doing, it has made |
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| 39 | 40 | | important contributions to the Lone Star State and beyond; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of |
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| 43 | 44 | | Huston-Tillotson University and extend to the school's faculty, |
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| 44 | 45 | | students, staff, and alumni sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 45 | 46 | | and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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