Bill Text: TX HR604 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 8, 2011, as The University of Texas at San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and commending the UTSA Alumni Association for its support.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR604 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR604-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 604 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio Day is taking | ||
| place at the State Capitol on March 8, 2011, and this occasion | ||
| provides a welcome opportunity to honor the university and the UTSA | ||
| Alumni Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Created by the Texas Legislature in 1969, The | ||
| University of Texas at San Antonio is today a national research | ||
| university with an enrollment of more than 30,000 students in 135 | ||
| degree programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alumni of UTSA number more than 82,000; 90 percent | ||
| live in Texas and more than 60 percent reside in or around Bexar | ||
| County; these graduates contribute greatly to the economic | ||
| well-being of this state as they start businesses, become leaders | ||
| in science and technology, teach, and hold a multitude of other | ||
| productive jobs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Working to further the institution's educational | ||
| mission, the UTSA Alumni Association has awarded more than $850,000 | ||
| in scholarships since 1982; the group's endowed scholarship fund, | ||
| now in excess of $1 million, will soon begin granting an additional | ||
| $30,000 in financial assistance annually; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio has | ||
| established itself as a preeminent institution of higher education, | ||
| and state residents are fortunate to have access to this | ||
| exceptional resource; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2011, as The University of | ||
| Texas at San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and commend the | ||
| university's alumni association for its long-standing commitment | ||
| to higher education in the Lone Star State; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for The University of Texas at San Antonio Alumni | ||
| Association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives. | ||
| McClendon | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 604 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
