Bill Text: TX HR454 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR454 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR454-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 454 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The celebration of The University of Texas at | ||
| Arlington Day at the State Capitol on March 22, 2023, provides a | ||
| fitting occasion to recognize this notable institution; 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; its faculty is especially noted for specialized expertise | ||
| in national defense, information technologies, hypersonics, | ||
| healthcare informatics, energy, bioengineering, and | ||
| biotechnologies; in addition, it awards thousands of degrees each | ||
| year in critical workforce fields such as engineering and science, | ||
| education, and social work, and its nursing program has become the | ||
| largest producer of baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses in | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An inclusive and impactful research university, it | ||
| was the state's fourth public university to achieve Texas Tier One | ||
| status in 2021, and it is one of only 21 universities nationwide to | ||
| be categorized as both an R1 institution by the Carnegie | ||
| Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and a | ||
| Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of more than 125 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 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as The University of | ||
| Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm | ||
| welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
| Turner | ||
| Cook | ||
| Bhojani | ||
| Tinderholt | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 454 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
