H.R. No. 784
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta was named a recipient of the
2023-2024 Texas A&M University System Regents Professor Award in
recognition of his 30 years of exemplary service to the System and
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, The TAMU System's highest faculty honor, this
designation acknowledges outstanding contributions to teaching,
research, and service; as a professor of political science at
TAMU-Corpus Christi, Dr. Huerta has demonstrated an exceptional
commitment to his discipline and to student success, particularly
among first-year and first-generation scholars; he strives to
empower students who need extra encouragement, and his classes are
popular with majors and non-majors alike; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Huerta joined the TAMU-CC faculty in 1995, and
he has focused his research on public opinion, Texas politics, and
Latino politics; long at the forefront of inquiry on Latino
identity in political science, including motivations for party
affiliation and attitudes about public policy, he is currently
involved in grant-funded research on the topic; moreover, he
coauthored the last several editions of a popular textbook,
Practicing Texas Politics, and he has written a number of book
chapters and journal articles; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, Dr. Huerta helped establish the National
Learning Communities Association, and he served as founding
president; he has further served his profession as vice president
of the American Political Science Association and president of the
Southwestern Political Science Association; in 2024, the Political
Science Education Section of the APSA presented him with the
Lifetime Achievement Award; he is also a recipient of the Amigo de
la Isla Award from the TAMU-CC Division of Student Engagement and
Success; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his long career, Juan Carlos
Huerta has advanced knowledge in his field and helped countless
students to better understand the political forces that shape our
world, and he is richly deserving of this prestigious accolade;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta on his
selection as a Texas A&M University System Regents Professor and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Huerta as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Hunter
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 784 was adopted by the House on April
17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 9, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House