,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,november #cj1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,castro of ,texas 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1  
,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,roy7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,resolution     
,celebrating the #geth anniversary of   
the ,alamo ,colleges ,district4         
,whereas the ,alamo ,colleges ,district 
is comprised of a family of five        
colleges and eight regional and         
neighborhood training centers across the
 greater ,bexar ,county region2 ,whereas
 the ,alamo ,colleges ,district is      
celebrating #ge years of providing      
excellence in education to hundreds of  
thousands of community residents2       
,whereas the rich history of achievement
 and growth for the ,alamo ,colleges    
,district began with the founding of    
,st4 ,philip's ,college as a sewing     
school for daughters and granddaughters 

of emancipated slaves in #ahih1 followed
 by becoming a formal junior college in 
#aibg as the only college open to ,san  
,antonio's ,black residents2 ,whereas1  
in #aibe1 ,san ,antonio ,college was    
founded as ,university ,junior ,college 
under the ,university of ,texas at      
,austin2 ,whereas1 in #aide1 ,st4       
,philip's ,college and ,san ,antonio    
,college formed the ,san ,antonio ,union
 ,junior ,college ,district 7,,saujcd7  
becoming the first public1              
,state-supported institutions of higher 
education in the region1 offering an    
alternative to private universities1    
especially for the underserved          
populations in the region2 ,whereas1    
after the end of legalized segregation  
in #aiee1 ,san ,antonio ,college and    
,st4 ,philip's ,college each admitted   
,black and ,white students2 ,whereas1 in
 #aihb1 the ,,saujcd changed its name to
 the ,alamo ,community ,college         
,district2 ,whereas ,palo ,alto ,college
 was chartered in #aihc and began       

classes in #aihe2 ,whereas ,northwest   
,vista ,college was formed and began    
classes in #aiie with the opening of its
 first building in #aiih2 ,whereas      
tracing its history back to #aiif when  
classes were offered as part of the     
,northeast ,learning ,center1 ,northeast
 ,lakeview ,college was officially      
established in #bjjg and opened its     
permanent campus on ,kitty ,hawk in     
#bjjh2 ,whereas the ,alamo ,colleges    
,district holds the distinction of      
having four of our colleges designated  
as ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions     
7,,hsi7 and one college1 ,st4 ,philip's 
,college1 serving as both an ,,hsi and  
,historically ,black ,college and       
,university 7,,hbcu7--the only one in   
the ,united ,states with this           
designation2 ,whereas ,northwest ,vista 
,college1 ,palo ,alto ,college1 ,st4    
,philip's ,college1 and ,san ,antonio   
,college have been named in the top #aej
 of community colleges in the ,nation by
 the ,aspen ,institute1 with ,palo ,alto

 ,college and ,san ,antonio ,college    
recently named in the top #aj2 ,whereas1
 in #bjah1 the ,alamo ,colleges         
,district was recognized with the       
,malcolm ,baldrige ,national ,quality   
,award1 the ,nation's highest           
,presidential honor for performance     
excellence through innovation1          
improvement1 and visionary leadership2  
,whereas the ,alamo ,colleges ,district 
has created the ,alamo,p,r,o,m,i,s,e    
program to provide last-dollar          
scholarships to eligible graduating     
seniors to make college more accessible2
 ,whereas the ,alamo ,colleges ,district
 has provided strong1 employer-informed 
workforce training programs for area    
residents leading to expanded           
partnerships at a local1 ,state1 and    
,federal level2 ,whereas the ,alamo     
,colleges ,district was created by the  
community1 who saw the need for an      
affordable college education option for 
all residents and voted to create the   
district1 allowing for #ge years of     

growth and expansion to provide economic
 and social mobility for residents2 and 
,whereas the ,alamo ,colleges ,district 
will continue to empower our diverse    
communities for success and economic    
prosperity for the region3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives recognizes and         
celebrates the #geth anniversary of the 
,alamo ,colleges ,district4