Bill Text: TX SR225 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 25, 2019, as University of Houston-Victoria Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-20 - Reported enrolled [SR225 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR225-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The University of Houston-Victoria Day at the | ||
State Capitol takes place February 25, 2019, and the occasion | ||
provides a fitting opportunity to recognize those associated | ||
with this notable institution; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1973, the University of | ||
Houston-Victoria boasts more than 19,000 alumni, including | ||
acclaimed author and artist Van G. Garrett, and is meeting higher | ||
education needs in a city that is home to more than 65,000 people | ||
and that serves as a regional hub for the seven-county area known | ||
as the Golden Crescent; and | ||
WHEREAS, The university has an enrollment of approximately | ||
4,400 students annually, and about 1,000 students graduate each | ||
year; the institute offers 70 bachelor's and master's degree | ||
programs with concentrations in the fields of arts and sciences, | ||
business administration, education, the health professions, and | ||
human development; it was the first public university in Texas to | ||
offer an accelerated bachelor's degree program, and it is one of | ||
the most affordable universities in the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, The only accredited four-year university in the | ||
City of Victoria, the school is home to a number of formidable | ||
athletic teams that compete in baseball, softball, and men's and | ||
women's golf and soccer in the National Association of | ||
Intercollegiate Athletes' Red River Conference; and | ||
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of President Robert K. | ||
Glenn, the university has continued to grow as a diverse | ||
institution; the student body currently represents 19 states | ||
across the country and 38 countries worldwide; moreover, the | ||
school has been recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and | ||
a military-friendly campus; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of | ||
Houston-Victoria has provided its students with outstanding | ||
educational opportunities that provide flexibility, promote the | ||
financial well-being of the students, and advance the quality of | ||
life in the community through excellence in teaching, research, | ||
and service; in so doing, the university has played an important | ||
role in the growth and vitality of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend all associated with the university | ||
and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an | ||
informative and enjoyable University of Houston-Victoria Day at | ||
the State Capitol. | ||
Kolkhorst | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 20, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |