Bill Text: TX HR697 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR697 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR697-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR697 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR697-Introduced.html
86R16364 KSM-D | ||
By: Tinderholt | 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. |