Bill Text: TX HR503 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Weatherford College on its sesquicentennial.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR503 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR503-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 503 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Weatherford College is celebrating its 150th | ||
| anniversary in 2019, providing a fitting opportunity to pay tribute | ||
| to this fine institution's long record of achievement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the oldest colleges in Texas, Weatherford | ||
| College was established in 1869, before both Texas A&M University | ||
| and The University of Texas; founded by the Phoenix Lodge No. 273 of | ||
| the Masons, the school was originally known as the Weatherford | ||
| Masonic Institute and later as Cleveland College; in the 1880s, the | ||
| school was purchased by the Methodist Church and renamed | ||
| Weatherford College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Women were first admitted to Weatherford in 1917, | ||
| and the school officially became a junior college in 1921; its | ||
| association with the Methodist Church ended in 1949, when the | ||
| school became a public institution; during the 1960s, Weatherford's | ||
| student population began to outgrow the original building, called | ||
| Old Main, and in 1968, the school was relocated to its current | ||
| hilltop location; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Weatherford College today serves Parker, Palo | ||
| Pinto, Hood, Jack, and Wise Counties, and it has educational | ||
| centers in Mineral Wells and Granbury, as well as a campus between | ||
| Decatur and Bridgeport; the school offers associate and associate | ||
| of applied science degrees in a wide variety of subjects, including | ||
| accounting, biology, liberal arts, music, premedicine, teacher | ||
| education, business administration, criminal justice, fire | ||
| science, information technology, and occupational therapy, among | ||
| many others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In January 2019, Weatherford College was named | ||
| Educational Partner of the Year by Workforce Solutions of North | ||
| Central Texas at the group's 22nd annual Awards of Excellence in | ||
| Grand Prairie, and it was cited for its 35 training opportunities | ||
| for occupations listed on WSNCT's Target Occupations List; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich heritage as they work to | ||
| prepare for a bright future, the students, faculty, and staff of | ||
| Weatherford College may indeed take great pride in their | ||
| institution and its long history of educational excellence; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the sesquicentennial of Weatherford | ||
| College and extend to the members of the college community sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Weatherford College as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| King of Parker | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 503 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 25, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
