Current Minimum Wage. Texas adopts the federal minimum wage rate. Effective July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The Texas Minimum Wage Act does not prohibit employees from bargaining collectively with their employers for a higher wage. With specified restrictions, employers may count tips and the value of meals and lodging toward minimum wage.
The university officially opened on October 1, 1891 to 555 students. On the university's opening day, Founding President David Starr Jordan (1851â1931) said to Stanford's Pioneer Class: [Stanford] is hallowed by no traditions; it is hampered by none. Its finger posts all point forward..
This symbolizes a belief that there is no limit to manâs reasoning and Godâs revelation is no longer needed. The change in the motto reflects a change in the universityâs mission. Harvard University was founded in 1636 with the intention of establishing a school to train Christian ministers. In accordance with that vision, Harvardâs âRules and Precepts,â adopted in 1646, stated (original spelling and Scriptural references retained): 2.