Bill Text: TX HR143 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Stephen F. Austin State University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR143-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Stephen F. Austin State University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR143-Introduced.html
88R10624 BHH-D | ||
By: Clardy | H.R. No. 143 |
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WHEREAS, Stephen F. Austin State University is marking the | ||
100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chartered in 1917 as Stephen F. Austin State | ||
Teachers College, the school was named in honor of the "Father of | ||
Texas," and the site selected for the campus was the homestead of | ||
Thomas J. Rusk and property previously owned by Sam Houston, both | ||
of whom were the first United States Senators from Texas; the State | ||
Board of Regents selected Nacogdoches as the location of the new | ||
school due in part to its significance as the oldest town in Texas; | ||
the college opened in 1923, with 270 students meeting in an old | ||
one-room schoolhouse until the Austin Building at the new campus | ||
was completed the following year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past century, SFA has become a vital part of | ||
the economy and culture of East Texas, and it has been named the top | ||
rural-serving institution of its size in the state by the Alliance | ||
for Research on Regional Colleges; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Stephen F. Austin State University serves | ||
more than 11,300 students and offers over 120 majors and areas of | ||
study across its six colleges; the institution boasts 18 Division I | ||
intercollegiate sports teams for men and women, which further | ||
enhance the student experience, provide opportunities for | ||
student-athletes from across the state, and bring pride to the | ||
region; in addition, the university has become an arts and | ||
entertainment destination, hosting a variety of theatrical, | ||
musical, and speaking events on campus; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its founding 100 years ago, Stephen F. Austin | ||
State University has provided generations of Texans with a strong | ||
foundation for achievement and contributed greatly to the | ||
prosperity and vitality of East Texas, and the university's | ||
students, faculty, staff, and alumni may indeed take great pride in | ||
their rich history while looking forward to an even brighter | ||
future; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of Stephen F. Austin | ||
State University and extend to all those associated with the school | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Stephen F. Austin State University as an expression of | ||
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |