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Texas Legislation is Witnessing Outstanding Support
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Dennis Patillo, vice-chairman of the Victoria Economic Development Corporation addressed roughly 150 guests during a Victoria Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday.
He asked that this community, as it has done in the past, show its support for higher education.
Since 1974, Patillo has been working with Texas legislative issues. Commenting on the 89% approval rate of those calling to support HB 2556, he says "89% comes as close to unanimous support as you will ever see...... If community support is there, then eventually the will of the community wins. It always wins."
Patillo recognized three elements that he believes this community needs, regardless which university system is in place. Those are:
(1.) Representation from Victoria on the Board of Regents. There has been no representation on the UH Board of Regents since the downward expansion.
(2.) A long term planning program that works to better serve students. This would include learning more about student demographics, then applying the information during the processes of hiring teachers and creating classes.
(3.) Open and honest communication where people can share ideas and visions so that all parties understand their benefit and contribution.
With strong numbers being documented by legislative offices, it is important the community continues to voice support for this issue to ensure it is handled with high priority.
We'll be posting a video of the speech by Dennis Patillio soon on the web site, www.tamuv.org, and on Supporters of Texas A&M Victoria Facebook site.
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thinksalot, obviously you are a "Destination University" believer? Not here, this is Victoria, and quite honestly A&M has dedicated their time and resources to the new Texas A&M San Antonio Campus. The UH System apparently realizes that the growth potential is in Sugarland. I would bet my bottom dollar that the UH System now puts every last cent they have in new buildings, new programs in Sugarland and Cinco Ranch. I certainly would. This next two years will be spent trying to satisfy the Sugarland and Katy elected officials, and the community base there. UH System could care less about Victoria, but will fight like heck to keep UHV-Sugarland and UHV-Cinco Ranch. If you think Hagar and these two cities are oppossed to A&M now, just wait for a 2 year cycle to pass, and they will never want to leave UH System!
April 23, 2011 at 11:09 a.m.Or else what, Brady? UH-S will hold a "town meeting" here during which they announce that the idea of a "destination university" in Victoria is a pipe dream? Or maybe the regents will stop funding scholarships here? Or won't build dorms for the hundreds of current applicants they said would never apply here? Or won't develop a master plan on property they don't own and can't buy? Or maybe they'll fire the next UHV president if he dares to challenge the company line?
Don't worry, Brady. UHV has very little to lose.
Yes, there does need to be a bit of fence-mending. Two years passes awfully quickly. And maybe next time around, Hager and Morrison will have a little conversation in advance of the legislative session.
April 19, 2011 at 7:44 a.m.Did a little checking, and from best that I have learned it looks as though this bill proposal is dead in the water. Better start playing kiss and make up with the UH system fast.
April 18, 2011 at 11:15 a.m.Reading all the comments to articles, blogs, etc. I think the support is more like 50 - 50 for and against. But my math doesn't always match others math.
April 18, 2011 at 10:02 a.m."89% comes as close to unanimous support as you will ever see......
Is this 89 people out of 100 that have expressed an opinion or 8,900 out of 10,000 or 53,400 out of 60,000? All are 89% but have a huge difference in the true measure of support. Just because 89% of some unrepresentative number agree to something does not indicate unanimous support. Someone stated earlier what is needed is openess and honesty. How about all of the facts being reported in a manner that presents a complete picture. Novel idea!
April 17, 2011 at 5:24 p.m.Can the taxpayers have the 100K back to mow the right of ways in Victoria?
April 17, 2011 at 8:47 a.m.Does anyone know ....
Is this blog part of Mr. Sizemore's effort to 'educate Victoria' on the issue? I would like to know how the $100,000.00 that was removed from the street repair fund is being used.
April 17, 2011 at 4:17 a.m.I'm good with the colors of A&M. Just a thought of my time I've spent in Austin: the Chancellor of UH seems to spend a lot of time roaming the halls of our capital "speaking" of the downside of this issue. Why hasn't she come to Victoria to meet with the community instead of firing key people at UH-V? You can only pull that trigger so many times, Chancellor, before it looks like you have an agenda against Victoria.
April 16, 2011 at 5:20 p.m.Interesting that Patillo would include "(3.) Open and honest communication where people can share ideas and visions so that all parties understand their benefit and contribution." when this is pretty much NOT what the Commission on Education has been doing.
Feeding us a steady diet of the committee's opinion is not open and honest communication. Presenting only one side (with one exception) of the issue is not open and honest communication. Having a public hearing back at the beginning of this process and then no more is not open and honest communication.
April 16, 2011 at 10:03 a.m.Mr. Patillio needs to go bck to school.
"Patillo recognized three elements that he believes this community needs, regardless which university system is in place. Those are:
(1.) Representation from Victoria on the Board of Regents. There has been no representation on the UH Board of Regents since the downward expansion"
The lack of representation is due to the fact the governor appoints the regents and has nothing to do with "downward expansion" of UofH
April 16, 2011 at 8:42 a.m.Somebody please explain to me why UH - V can't speak out about this because the law won't allow it, but TAMU can.
April 15, 2011 at 11:31 p.m.