Bill Text: TX SR242 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Texas Tech University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR242 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR242-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University in Lubbock is celebrating | ||
the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established as Texas Technological College in | ||
1923, the school opened two years later with an enrollment of 914 | ||
undergraduate students; in 1936, a division of graduate studies | ||
was added, and in 1969 the college was renamed Texas Tech | ||
University; the institution has distinguished itself by earning | ||
the Very High Research Activity designation from the Carnegie | ||
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, as well as | ||
recognition as a Veteran Friendly Institution and as an honoree | ||
on the "Best for Vets: Employers" list by the Military Times; in | ||
the last three years, its faculty members have received 23 | ||
Fulbright Scholar Awards, 8 National Science Foundation Career | ||
Awards, and 7 National Endowment for the Humanities grants; Texas | ||
Tech alumni include governors from Texas and Colorado, multiple | ||
members of Congress and state legislatures, stars of stage, | ||
screen, and music, and leaders and captains of industry, science, | ||
engineering, agriculture, and more; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Texas Tech serves more than 40,000 | ||
students and offers over 150 undergraduate, 100 graduate, and 50 | ||
doctoral programs across its 13 colleges and schools; the | ||
university also has international campuses and study abroad | ||
programs; award-winning programs include the Davis College of | ||
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the School of | ||
Medicine, the School of Law, multiple colleges of engineering, | ||
and the Rawls College of Business; in recent years, the | ||
university inaugurated the Texas Tech School of Veterinary | ||
Medicine; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas Tech also takes great pride in its athletic | ||
programs; the Red Raiders compete in 17 varsity sports, and 16 of | ||
those teams have participated in the NCAA postseason or in a bowl | ||
game; moreover, the university has won 27 Big 12 Conference | ||
titles, including 11 in the past seven years, and its alumni | ||
include Olympic athletes and Super Bowl champions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its founding 100 years ago, Texas Tech has | ||
provided generations of Texans with a strong foundation for | ||
achievement, and in so doing, it has contributed significantly to | ||
the prosperity and vitality of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Texas | ||
Tech University and extend to all those associated with this | ||
noteworthy institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for the university as an expression of high regard from | ||
the Texas Senate. | ||
Perry | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 1, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |