Bill Text: TX SR145 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 145 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2019, as University of Houston Day.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-12 - Reported enrolled [SR145 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR145-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 145
	WHEREAS, Students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators,
	and members of the board of regents from the University of Houston
	are visiting Austin on February 12, 2019, to participate in
	University of Houston Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, The Tier One campus is located in the nation's
	fourth largest city, within a region that is home to a quarter of
	the state's population and that generates nearly a third of the
	state's gross product; the student body, numbering more than
	46,000, including many first-generation college students,
	mirrors the rich cultural tapestry of Houston; and
	WHEREAS, Each year, the university awards more than 10,000
	degrees in 261 undergraduate and graduate academic programs; it now
	counts more than 285,000 alumni, many of whom stay in Texas, where
	they contribute to the success of our communities and our state; and
	WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of chancellor and
	president Renu Khator, the university launched a $1 billion
	system-wide fund-raising campaign that is close to reaching its
	goal, fueled in part by gifts such as the one that will cover
	tuition for the entire inaugural class of the new University of
	Houston College of Medicine, whose focus is to prepare doctors to
	serve in the state's underserved communities; and
	WHEREAS, The university is home to five nationally funded
	research centers and 25 university research centers and
	institutes, and had $177.7 million in research expenditures last
	year, mainly in the critical areas of cyber and national
	security, drug discovery and development, sustainable
	communities and infrastructure, and accessible health care; and
	WHEREAS, For more than nine decades, the University of
	Houston has contributed significantly to creating generation
	after generation of productive and responsible citizens; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
	Legislature, hereby recognize February 12, 2019, as University
	of Houston Day at the State Capitol and extend to all
	participants sincere best wishes for an informative and
	enjoyable visit.

	Miles



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on February 12, 2019.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate