Texas HR 246: In memory of Fnan Measho of Houston.

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89(R) HR 246 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 246

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, For nearly 150 years, Prairie View A&M University 

  

 has served as a beacon of opportunity for its diverse student body, 

  

 and its graduates have gone on to contribute to the social, 

  

 economic, and cultural fabric of society; and

  

        WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M University is the second-oldest 

  

 public institution of higher education in Texas as well as its first 

  

 state-supported college for African Americans; the institution was 

  

 founded during the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, with 

  

 the 15th Texas Legislature establishing it as Alta Vista 

  

 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth in 

  

 1876; and

  

        WHEREAS, The university's first class of students, eight 

  

 young African American men, began their studies at the campus in 

  

 1878; it was originally designated as a normal school for the 

  

 training of teachers, but after it was approved as a branch campus 

  

 of the Agricultural Experiment Station and as a Land Grant College, 

  

 its curriculum expanded to include the arts and sciences, home 

  

 economics, agriculture, mechanical arts, and nursing; a four-year 

  

 senior college program was introduced in 1919, and a division of 

  

 graduate studies, which offered master's degrees in agricultural 

  

 economics, school administration, and other subjects, was added in 

  

 1937; by an act of the 63rd Texas Legislature, the institution 

  

 adopted its present-day name, Prairie View A&M University, in 1973; 

  

 and

  

        WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M has grown considerably over the 

  

 course of its long history, and during the fall 2024 semester, it 

  

 posted a record-breaking enrollment of nearly 9,900 students; the 

  

 university offers more than 70 degree programs through its eight 

  

 colleges and schools, including areas of study as varied as 

  

 engineering, natural sciences, business, and criminal justice; 

  

 situated on a picturesque campus in rural Prairie View, it welcomes 

  

 students from across the United States and from many foreign 

  

 countries, and it seeks to invest in programs and services that 

  

 address the challenges facing the state's diverse ethnic and 

  

 socioeconomic groups, as well as those facing society and the world 

  

 at large; and

  

        WHEREAS, Since its founding, Prairie View A&M University has 

  

 equipped generations of students with the knowledge and skills 

  

 necessary to take their place as leaders in the global community, 

  

 and it is a privilege to recognize this venerable institution and 

  

 the contributions that its graduates have made to the Lone Star 

  

 State and beyond; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby recognize February 19, 2025, as Prairie View A&M 

  

 University Day 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 Prairie View A&M as an expression of high regard by the 

   

 Texas House of Representatives.

  

   

 Reynolds

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 246 was adopted by the House on March 

   

 13, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House