Bill Text: TX SR112 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 5, 2013, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-05 - Reported enrolled [SR112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR112-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State | ||
| Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2013 and | ||
| to promote higher education in the State of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, | ||
| WHEREAS, The teaching and research missions of Texas A&M | ||
| University and The University of Texas at Austin benefit the | ||
| State of Texas and drive economic prosperity through scientific | ||
| breakthroughs, improved health care, technological innovation, | ||
| entrepreneurial spirit, and the creation of successive | ||
| generations of informed and engaged citizens and upstanding | ||
| alumni; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Researchers at Texas A&M University and The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin explore, discover, and innovate in | ||
| the sciences, arts, and humanities; together they have more than | ||
| 1,100 patents, and total research expenditures in fiscal year | ||
| 2012 amounted to more than $1.2 billion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Both universities serve as centers for the arts | ||
| and culture, inspiring Texans to take part in the visual and | ||
| performing arts and other creative endeavors; both institutions | ||
| also serve as flagships for athletics and physical education, | ||
| encouraging Texans to participate in physical activity and to | ||
| support the student-athletes that represent the state in | ||
| competition across the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel | ||
| laureates and nationally recognized scholars, and the student | ||
| bodies include national merit scholars, Olympic gold medalists, | ||
| and many of the Lone Star State's most promising young people; in | ||
| addition, the universities offer an amazing range of | ||
| postgraduate opportunities with nearly 470 graduate degree | ||
| programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas | ||
| at Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions | ||
| of higher education on the state, national, and international | ||
| levels, and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two | ||
| exceptional state university systems; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 5, 2013, as Orange and | ||
| Maroon Legislative Day and commend alumni from Texas A&M | ||
| University and The University of Texas at Austin for their | ||
| commitment to promoting higher education in the Lone Star State; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Zaffirini, Campbell, | ||
| Hegar, Schwertner, | ||
| Williams | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 5, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
