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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas State University--San Marcos officially |
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adopted its current name in 2003, marking a new era for this highly |
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respected educational institution; and |
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WHEREAS, The university was called Southwest Texas State |
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Normal School when it opened its doors in 1903; the inaugural group |
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of 303 students attended class at the only structure on campus, the |
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red-roofed Old Main building, which Texas State still uses today; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its 110-year history, the school's name |
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has changed as the scope of its mission has broadened; it was |
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renamed Southwest Texas State Normal College in 1918, after it was |
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approved to begin granting degrees, and by the time the Texas |
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Legislature changed the name to Southwest Texas State University in |
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1969, thousands of students were enrolled in its undergraduate and |
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graduate programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Texas State continues its tradition of |
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academic excellence, offering a diverse student body of more than |
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34,000 a vast array of degree programs; the school takes |
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justifiable pride in the Meadows Center for Water and the |
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Environment, where students can study aquatic ecosystems, and in |
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its nationally recognized geography department, which offers a |
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master's of applied geography, the first of its kind in the country, |
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as well as in its programs in criminal justice, music, and creative |
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writing, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to providing an exceptional education, |
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Texas State University--San Marcos helps students build a brighter |
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future for themselves and their families, and in so doing, the |
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institution is making an important contribution to the vitality of |
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the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the naming |
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of Texas State University--San Marcos and extend to its students, |
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faculty members, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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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 university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |