Bill Text: TX HR2083 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas Medical Branch on being named the 2013 Employer of the Year by the Galveston County Daily News.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2083 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2083-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2083 |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas Medical Branch has | ||
deservedly been named the 2013 Employer of the Year by the Galveston | ||
County Daily News; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1891 as The University of Texas | ||
Medical Department, UTMB was the first academic health center to be | ||
created in Texas and is among the oldest in the nation; its 84-acre | ||
campus features four schools, three institutes for advanced study, | ||
a comprehensive medical library, and numerous research facilities, | ||
along with a network of hospitals and clinics that provide a full | ||
range of primary and specialized medical care; and | ||
WHEREAS, The largest employer in Galveston County, UTMB | ||
provides jobs to thousands of local residents, with a staff that | ||
includes medical professionals, corporate executives, clerical | ||
workers, police officers, librarians, and more, and the benefits of | ||
this large and diverse workforce are many; the center attracts | ||
outstanding health care providers and educators to the county, and | ||
it contributes millions of dollars in tax revenue while generating | ||
billions of dollars in spending across the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, UTMB has earned great distinction for itself and its | ||
staff with its commitment to improving the health and well-being of | ||
the people it serves, and in so doing, it has strengthened the | ||
economy and prosperity of Galveston County and the entire Lone Star | ||
State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas Medical | ||
Branch on its selection as the 2013 Employer of the Year by the | ||
Galveston County Daily News and extend to all those associated with | ||
the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for UTMB as an expression of high regard by the Texas House | ||
of Representatives. | ||
Eiland | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2083 was adopted by the House on May | ||
17, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||