Bill Text: TX SR263 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 15, 2011, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-15 - Reported enrolled [SR263 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SR263-Enrolled.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 263
WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State
Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2011 and
to promote higher education in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Alumni from the two universities total more than
741,000, and Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at
Austin have a combined annual enrollment of more than 100,000
students, with more than 23,000 students receiving degrees each
year; the schools boast superb museums and libraries, including
the George Bush Presidential Library and the Lyndon Baines
Johnson Library and Museum, and both universities are renowned
for their exceptional research; and
WHEREAS, Among the members of the Texas Senate are four
alumni of Texas A&M University and six alumni of The University
of Texas at Austin, who hold a combined total of 13 degrees from
these two outstanding institutions; and
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas
at Austin help prepare Texas youth for higher education through
the universities' six outreach centers located throughout the
state, and more than 90 percent of the centers' participants have
successfully pursued higher education; 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 almost 300 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 universities; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby recognize February 15, 2011, 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, Wentworth
Ellis Ogden Eltife
Shapiro Van de Putte Hegar
Carona Williams
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 15, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate