Bill Text: TX HR265 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 14, 2013, as Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Day at the State Capitol and commemorating the 40th anniversary of that organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-14 - Reported enrolled [HR265 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR265-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 265

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Association of Black Personnel
in Higher Education are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their
organization February 14-16, 2013, at their annual state conference
in Austin; and
WHEREAS, Formed in 1973, the TABPHE works to foster the
success and advancement of African American faculty, staff, and
administrators in Texas colleges and universities; through the
years, the association has served as an advocate for ethnic
minorities in education and acted as a unified force in addressing
new and recurring challenges in Texas postsecondary instruction;
and
WHEREAS, Today, the association has more than 1,000 members
from all levels of higher education; it provides these esteemed
Texans with an opportunity to contribute their unique knowledge and
experience to improving the state's educational system, and it
fosters collaboration with organizations that share similar goals;
and
WHEREAS, Through a staunch commitment to its vital mission,
the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education has
significantly improved the lives of countless citizens of the Lone
Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 14, 2013, as Texas
Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Day and
commemorate the 40th anniversary of that organization; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the TABPHE as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dukes
Turner of Harris
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 265 was adopted by the House on February
14, 2013, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House