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89(R) HR 167 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 167

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, Holmes High School is hosting the Northside 

  

 Independent School District Council of PTAs Founders Day 

  

 celebration on February 6, 2025, providing a fitting opportunity to 

  

 recognize the history of the school; and

  

        WHEREAS, The second-oldest campus in Northside ISD, Holmes 

  

 High School opened in 1964 and was named after Oliver Wendell Holmes 

  

 Jr., former associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; its 2,500 

  

 students and their families are part of a diverse, hardworking 

  

 community that unites to transform learning for all Huskies; 

  

 notable alumni include U.S. Senator John Cornyn, State 

  

 Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, former NFL tight ends Keith 

  

 and Kerry Cash, and musician Steve Earle; and

  

        WHEREAS, Founders Day is an opportunity to reflect on the 

  

 achievements of PTAs at the local and national levels; the 

  

 Northside ISD observance is rotated among the district high schools 

  

 each year, with the festivities highlighting important elements of 

  

 the host campus; at the 2025 celebration, the talented students of 

  

 Holmes are connecting with the greater community by showcasing 

  

 their skills; members of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer 

  

 Training Corps are presenting the colors, fine arts students are 

  

 supplying entertainment, culinary students are overseeing the 

  

 catering, and the school's spirit organizations are acting as 

  

 greeters; and

  

        WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Holmes High School has 

  

 provided generations of young Texans with a strong foundation on 

  

 which to build, and its rich history is a source of tremendous pride 

  

 to the community; now, therefore, be it

  

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

  

 Legislature hereby honor Holmes High School on the occasion of the 

  

 Northside ISD Council of PTAs Founders Day celebration and extend 

  

 to all those associated with the school sincere best wishes for the 

  

 future; and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

  

 prepared for Holmes High School as an expression of high regard by 

   

 the Texas House of Representatives.

  

   

 Martinez Fischer

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 167 was adopted by the House on March 

   

 6, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House