H.R. No. 784 is a resolution that honors Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta for being awarded the 2023-2024 Texas A&M University System Regents Professor Award, the highest faculty honor within the Texas A&M University System. This recognition celebrates Dr. Huerta's 30 years of dedicated service to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he has made significant contributions to teaching, research, and student success, particularly for first-year and first-generation students. His commitment to empowering students and his popularity as a professor are highlighted, along with his extensive research on public opinion, Texas politics, and Latino politics.

In addition to his teaching, Dr. Huerta has played a vital role in the academic community, having coauthored a widely used textbook and contributed to various scholarly publications. He has held leadership positions in professional organizations, including founding the National Learning Communities Association and serving as vice president of the American Political Science Association. His achievements have been recognized with several awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Political Science Education Section of the APSA. The resolution concludes by congratulating Dr. Huerta on this prestigious accolade and expressing the Texas House of Representatives' best wishes for his future endeavors.