Bill Text: TX HR1158 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 18, 2023, as Baylor Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1158 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1158-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1158 |
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WHEREAS, Representatives of Baylor University are gathering | ||
in Austin on April 18, 2023, for Baylor Day at the State Capitol; | ||
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WHEREAS, Baylor University was established February 1, 1845, | ||
by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas; it is the oldest | ||
continuously operating university in the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, This private Christian university provides a | ||
vibrant campus community for approximately 20,700 students; it | ||
offers 127 undergraduate degrees, 80 master's degrees, 47 doctoral | ||
degrees, and a juris doctor degree in addition to a wide array of | ||
preprofessional tracks and specialized academic opportunities; the | ||
university is classified as a "Doctoral University: Very High | ||
Research Activity" or "Research 1" institution by the Carnegie | ||
Commission on Higher Education; and | ||
WHEREAS, Baylor University is also home to a variety of | ||
exceptional athletic programs, with more than 500 student-athletes | ||
participating in 19 sports; Baylor's teams compete at the highest | ||
level and consistently rank among the Big 12's and the nation's | ||
best; the university has claimed numerous individual championships | ||
and 13 team national championships, and in 2022, the acrobatics and | ||
tumbling team won its seventh consecutive NCATA national title; and | ||
WHEREAS, The school's outstanding academic and athletic | ||
programs, combined with a faculty dedicated to teaching, | ||
scholarship, and research, have served to create an institution | ||
with an international reputation for educational excellence, and it | ||
is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing Baylor University for | ||
its myriad achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 18, 2023, as Baylor Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best | ||
wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
Anderson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1158 was adopted by the House on April | ||
18, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||