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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1
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WHEREAS, The Edgewood Independent School District in |
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San Antonio is marking the 75th anniversary of its founding in |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Edgewood ISD traces its origins to May 1905, when |
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Bexar County Judge Robert B. Green purchased an acre of land just |
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beyond the city limits of San Antonio for the purpose of |
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constructing a school; the surrounding community later came to be |
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called Edgewood, and the Frey School opened in 1910 as its first |
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schoolhouse; three years later, the area school district was |
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subdivided, and the Frey and Lakeview Schools were subsequently |
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consolidated into a three-story brick building named the |
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Edgewood School; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the ensuing decades, the area |
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saw a population boom in tandem with residential development |
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around the Edgewood School; in 1931, the Stafford School was |
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constructed to accommodate increasing enrollment numbers, and |
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the Edgewood School graduated its first class of 12 high school |
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students in 1937; during the period of continued growth that |
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followed, the Edgewood School District was created, and it went |
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on to purchase land for the expansion of its campuses; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1938, the Edgewood School District issued |
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$40,000 in bonds to finance the construction of Edgewood High |
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School and four additional rooms at the Stafford School; the |
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projects were completed in 1940 with assistance from the Works |
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Progress Administration, and the district documented a record |
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enrollment of almost 1,600 students in the same year; during |
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World War II, Edgewood's proximity to several major military |
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installations spurred further growth, and additional state |
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funding for the district paved the way for new elementary schools |
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to be built; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 1950, Edgewood ISD was officially |
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established following a public vote, and it came to encompass |
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more than 13,000 students by the end of the decade; approximately |
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20 additional schools were constructed during the 1950s and |
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1960s, and an $8.5 million bond was issued for the renovation of |
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12 of its buildings in 1984; today, the district operates 18 |
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campuses on the west side of San Antonio, serving nearly 10,000 |
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students; and |
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WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, Edgewood ISD has |
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provided generations of young Texans with a strong foundation on |
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which to build, and it is indeed a privilege to join in marking |
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this important milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 75th |
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anniversary of the Edgewood Independent School District and |
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extend to its administrators, faculty, staff, and students |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the district as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 15, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |