Bill Text: TX HR1731 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Mike Flores on becoming chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1731 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR1731-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 1731

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Ruben Michael Flores became the first Latino
chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District on October 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Since 1999, Mike Flores has served the district in a
variety of teaching and administrative roles; he was president of
Palo Alto College from 2012 to 2018, and under his leadership, the
school received the 2015 Texas Award for Performance Excellence and
became a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Aspen Prize for
Community College Excellence; in addition, he has developed new
degree and certificate programs in high-growth, high-wage career
areas, as well as many early college high school/pre-college
partnerships, and he also established the Center for Mexican
American Studies; earning a host of accolades for his work in
increasing student success, he has been an Achieving the Dream
coach and a Fellow with both the American Council on Education and
the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities; moreover, he
has presented at numerous national higher education conferences;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Flores holds a bachelor's degree from The
University of Texas at San Antonio, a master's degree from Illinois
State University, and a Ph.D. in educational administration from
The University of Texas at Austin, and he completed additional
postgraduate work at the Harvard University Institute for
Educational Management; in all his endeavors, he is supported by
the love and encouragement of his wife, Martha, and their two
daughters, Mara Zoe and Mia Ximena; he is fulfilling the dream of
his late father, Ruben Dario Flores, a former migrant worker who
rose to become a dean of San Antonio College and who hoped that his
son would serve as chancellor one day; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with the Alamo Colleges
District, Mike Flores has advanced the quality and expanded the
accessibility of higher education, and his passion for excellence
will continue to make an even greater impact on the institution;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Mike Flores on becoming
chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District and extend to him sincere
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Flores as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was adopted by the House on May
24, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House