Bill Text: TX HR1713 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 120th anniversary of The University of Texas at Arlington.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-24 - Reported enrolled [HR1713 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1713-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1713 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Arlington is marking its | ||
| 120th anniversary in 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1895 as Arlington College, the school | ||
| initially provided instruction to approximately 75 students from | ||
| the elementary grades through a level roughly equivalent to high | ||
| school; it was converted into Carlisle Military Academy in 1902 and | ||
| was subsequently known as Arlington Training School and then | ||
| Arlington Military Academy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The institution transitioned into Grubbs Vocational | ||
| College, a branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of | ||
| Texas, in 1917; it maintained that affiliation with what is now | ||
| Texas A&M University after changing its name to North Texas | ||
| Agricultural College; by 1949, it was considered the largest | ||
| state-supported junior college in the Southwest, and it was renamed | ||
| Arlington State College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1959, Arlington State became a comprehensive | ||
| four-year institution, and six years later, it joined The | ||
| University of Texas System; the state legislature conferred its | ||
| present-day name in 1967; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The university today is the second-largest in the UT | ||
| System, with nearly 49,000 students, and it is ranked by the | ||
| Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the nation's | ||
| fastest-growing public research universities; its faculty is | ||
| especially noted for specialized expertise in national defense, | ||
| information technologies, energy, bioengineering, and | ||
| biotechnologies; in addition, it awards nearly 10,000 degrees each | ||
| year in critical workforce fields such as engineering and science, | ||
| education, social work, and nursing; its nursing college is the | ||
| state's top producer of baccalaureates in the field and is one of | ||
| the largest such programs in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Committed to broadening access to higher education, | ||
| UTA is ranked fifth among national universities for undergraduate | ||
| diversity by U.S. News & World Report; its enrollment is about 27 | ||
| percent Hispanic and 15 percent African American, and students hail | ||
| from over 100 countries; UTA graduates contribute significantly to | ||
| the vibrancy of the region, with more than 60 percent settling in | ||
| North Texas, and alumni hold leadership positions in all 18 of the | ||
| area's Fortune 500 companies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of 120 years, The University of | ||
| Texas at Arlington has provided its students with a strong | ||
| foundation for achievement, and in so doing, it has played a | ||
| significant role in fostering economic development and enhancing | ||
| the quality of life in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 120th anniversary of The | ||
| University of Texas at Arlington and extend to the institution's | ||
| administration, faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Tinderholt | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1713 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
