Bill Text: TX SR97 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 4, 2015, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-04 - Reported enrolled [SR97 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR97-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State | ||
| Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2015 and | ||
| to promote higher education in the State of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alumni from the two universities total more than | ||
| 875,000, and Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin have a combined annual enrollment of more than 105,000 | ||
| students, with more than 24,000 students receiving degrees each | ||
| year; the schools boast excellent museums and libraries, | ||
| including the George Bush Presidential Library and the Lyndon | ||
| Baines Johnson Library and Museum, and both universities provide | ||
| competitive tuition costs in order to remain accessible and | ||
| affordable; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas | ||
| at Austin are renowned for their exceptional research, and the | ||
| teaching and research missions of both institutions benefit the | ||
| State of Texas by advancing scientific breakthroughs, improved | ||
| health care, technological innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, | ||
| and the creation of successive generations of informed and | ||
| engaged citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Researchers at Texas A&M University and The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin explore, discover, and innovate in | ||
| the sciences, arts, and humanities; together they have more than | ||
| 1,200 patents, and total research expenditures in fiscal year | ||
| 2014 amounted to more than $1.4 billion; both universities drive | ||
| economic prosperity in their respective regions and in the State | ||
| of Texas through the generation of patents, grants, corporate | ||
| start-ups, and numerous other enterprises; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Both universities serve as centers for the arts | ||
| and culture, inspiring Texans to take part in the visual and | ||
| performing arts and other creative endeavors; both institutions | ||
| also serve as flagships for athletics and physical education, | ||
| encouraging Texans to participate in physical activity and to | ||
| support the student-athletes that represent the state in | ||
| competition across the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel laureates | ||
| and nationally recognized scholars, and the student bodies | ||
| include national merit scholars, Rhodes 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 nearly 470 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 university systems; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2015, 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, | ||
| Bettencourt, Campbell, | ||
| Creighton, Ellis, | ||
| Eltife, Fraser, | ||
| Huffines, Schwertner, | ||
| Van de Putte, Watson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 4, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
