SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 89
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
	join the residents of South Texas in celebrating January 30,
	2013, as Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day at the State
	Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Three University of Texas satellite campuses will
	participate in the gathering; events will include a musical
	performance and the opportunity for students and faculty to meet
	state legislators; and
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg
	boasts more than 19,000 students and has a national reputation;
	it ranks second in the country for graduating Hispanic students
	with a bachelor's degree and fourth in the nation in the number of
	Hispanics who receive a master's degree; and
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas-Brownsville is advancing
	science with its on-site technological programs; the biology
	department and student divers regularly gather environmental
	data from artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico; the university
	is also building an advanced radio telescope at the Port
	Mansfield Spaceport with funding from the United States Defense
	Department; and
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas Health Science Center-San
	Antonio Regional Academic Health Center is a burgeoning
	institution, with campuses in Harlingen and Edinburg, that has
	the goal of creating a free-standing medical school in South
	Texas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	83rd Legislature, hereby commend all those participating in Rio
	Grande Valley Higher Education Day at the State Capitol and
	extend to them best wishes for an exciting celebration; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
	honor of this occasion.
	Hinojosa, Lucio, Zaffirini
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on January 30, 2013.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate