Bill Text: TX HR697 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR697 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR697-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 697 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The celebration of The University of Texas at | ||
| Arlington Day at the State Capitol on March 6, 2019, 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 one of the largest in the UT | ||
| System; its faculty is especially noted for specialized expertise | ||
| in national defense, information technologies, energy, | ||
| bioengineering, and biotechnologies; in addition, it awards | ||
| thousands of degrees each year in critical workforce fields such as | ||
| engineering and science, education, social work, and nursing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of more than 120 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 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2019, as The University of | ||
| Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
| visiting delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and | ||
| memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Tinderholt | ||
| Krause | ||
| Turner of Tarrant | ||
| Stickland | ||
| Zedler | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 697 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
