Bill Text: TX HR891 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the University of Houston College of Optometry.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR891 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR891-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 891 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1952, the University of | ||
| Houston College of Optometry has been a leader in education, vision | ||
| research, and patient care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, under the able leadership of Dr. Earl L. | ||
| Smith III, the UH College of Optometry offers a graduate program | ||
| with several degree options, as well as a doctorate of optometry, | ||
| clinical residencies, and a summer career program; the college | ||
| includes the University Eye Institute, the Molly and Doug Barnes | ||
| Vision Institute, and the Texas Eye Research and Technology Center; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The five community clinics operated by the UH | ||
| College of Optometry are integral to its mission as well; located in | ||
| Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth, these facilities administer | ||
| comprehensive eye examinations and diagnose and treat eye disorders | ||
| at a reduced cost to the public, giving students valuable hands-on | ||
| optometry experience; in addition, the college operates the Mobile | ||
| Eye Institute, which extends on-site care to patients with limited | ||
| mobility or reduced access to traditional health care facilities, | ||
| and it also supplements classroom instruction with innovative | ||
| research opportunities; moreover, students volunteer hundreds of | ||
| hours each year to provide services locally and internationally; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than six decades, the University of Houston | ||
| College of Optometry has devoted itself to offering optometric | ||
| education of exceptional quality, and in so doing, it has equipped | ||
| generations of Texans with the knowledge and skills necessary to | ||
| build rewarding careers in service to their communities; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the University of Houston College of | ||
| Optometry and extend to its faculty, staff, and students sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Alonzo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 891 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
