Bill Text: TX HR191 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas at Arlington on being designated a Purple Heart University by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Department of Texas.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-08 - Reported enrolled [HR191 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR191-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 191 |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Arlington was officially | ||
designated a Purple Heart University by the Military Order of the | ||
Purple Heart Department of Texas on August 22, 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1984, the MOPH Department of Texas is | ||
a congressionally chartered service organization composed of 24 | ||
local chapters from across the state; the order's mission is to | ||
foster goodwill and camaraderie among combat-wounded veterans, to | ||
promote patriotism, to support veteran-friendly legislation and | ||
initiatives, and most importantly, to provide assistance to all | ||
veterans and their families; and | ||
WHEREAS, UT Arlington was named a Purple Heart University in | ||
honor of the school's outstanding commitment to ensuring veteran | ||
access to education, disability services, and adaptive sports; the | ||
university's 3,000 veteran and veteran-dependent students | ||
currently make up 12 percent of the on-campus population, and an | ||
additional 2,000 UT Arlington students are connected to the | ||
military in some way; the school also has strong historic ties to | ||
the armed forces, having operated as Carlisle Military Academy, | ||
Arlington Training School, and Arlington Military Academy early in | ||
its history; and | ||
WHEREAS, Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the men and | ||
women who have put their lives on the line in defense of our safety | ||
and freedom, and The University of Texas at Arlington is indeed | ||
deserving of recognition for its continued support of veterans and | ||
military personnel; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas at | ||
Arlington on being named a Purple Heart University by the Military | ||
Order of the Purple Heart Department of Texas and extend to all | ||
those associated with the school sincere best wishes for the | ||
future. | ||
Tinderholt | ||
Krause | ||
Stickland | ||
Turner of Tarrant | ||
Zedler | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 191 was adopted by the House on March | ||
6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||