"Hi, I'm Kristen Reynolds, state project director for Texas GEAR UP. Thank you for visiting guide to GEAR UP in Texas. The guide provides an overview of the Texas partnership GEAR UP grants and the many programs they offer to help students, educators, parents, and communities prepare for postsecondary success. Never before has all of this information been catalogued into one place. Our goal is to facilitate networking and information exchange among all GEAR UP projects and expand awareness of successful programs and practices. I hope you find the information useful, and that you will help to make college the dream, and the dream a reality."