Bill Text: TX HR318 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as University of Houston-Clear Lake Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR318 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR318-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 318 | ||
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| WHEREAS, University of Houston-Clear Lake Day is being | ||
| celebrated at the State Capitol on March 7, 2023, and this occasion | ||
| provides a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to all those | ||
| associated with this notable institution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, UHCL traces its beginning to 1971, when the 62nd | ||
| Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a University of | ||
| Houston campus to serve the Clear Lake area; in 1974, construction | ||
| began on the Bayou Building while more than 1,000 students and 60 | ||
| faculty members began holding classes at an off-site location; the | ||
| institution's educational mission has continued to expand through | ||
| the years; in 2006, UHCL began offering the joint master of | ||
| healthcare administration/master of business administration degree | ||
| program at the Texas Medical Center, and in 2010, the Pearland | ||
| Campus was opened; UHCL welcomed its first freshman and sophomore | ||
| students to campus in 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A four-year university, UHCL enrolls more than 8,500 | ||
| students annually and offers over 70 undergraduate and 50 graduate | ||
| degrees in its Colleges of Business, Education, Human Sciences and | ||
| Humanities, and Science and Engineering; since 2007, the university | ||
| has initiated doctoral programs in educational leadership, | ||
| curriculum and instruction, and health service psychology; the | ||
| school's 75,000 alumni include more than 400 CEOs and 10 | ||
| astronauts, as well as individuals who have distinguished | ||
| themselves in the fields of education, broadcasting, fiction | ||
| writing, and a vast range of other endeavors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Reflecting its commitment to community service, | ||
| UHCL is home to many specialized centers and institutes, including | ||
| the Health and Human Performance Institute, the Environmental | ||
| Institute of Houston, the Diplomacy Institute, the Institute for | ||
| Human and Planetary Sustainability, and the Center for Autism and | ||
| Developmental Disabilities; the university has been cited five | ||
| times on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor | ||
| Roll for its exemplary civic engagement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of | ||
| Houston-Clear Lake has fostered a diverse and inclusive campus | ||
| environment while providing students with a strong foundation for | ||
| success, and in so doing, it has become a cornerstone educational | ||
| institution in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as University of | ||
| Houston-Clear Lake Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm | ||
| welcome to the school's visiting delegation. | ||
| Paul | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 318 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
