Bill Text: TX HR132 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 31, 2017, as Javelina Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR132 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR132-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 132 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Alumni of Texas A&M University--Kingsville are | ||
| gathering at the State Capitol in Austin on January 31, 2017, to | ||
| celebrate Javelina Day, named in honor of the university's beloved | ||
| mascot; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established as a teacher's college in 1925, Texas | ||
| A&M University--Kingsville is the oldest continuously operating | ||
| public institution of higher education in South Texas; through the | ||
| years, the school has greatly expanded its educational scope to | ||
| include six colleges offering numerous baccalaureate degrees as | ||
| well as master's and doctoral degree programs; it joined The Texas | ||
| A&M University System in 1989, and in 2006, the Texas A&M Health | ||
| Science Center also opened its Rangel College of Pharmacy on the | ||
| 250-acre main Kingsville campus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the university enrolls more than 9,000 | ||
| students from throughout the country and around the world, | ||
| reflecting its commitment to serving individuals of diverse | ||
| cultural, religious, educational, and economic backgrounds; with a | ||
| student population that is approximately 58 percent Hispanic and 20 | ||
| percent international, Texas A&M--Kingsville ranks among the top | ||
| schools in the nation for awarding degrees to Latinas and Latinos, | ||
| particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and | ||
| mathematics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The institution has received well-deserved | ||
| recognition for a host of academic programs, including the 545-acre | ||
| teaching farm it operates for agriculture students and its | ||
| bilingual postgraduate courses; its outstanding environmental | ||
| engineering curriculum has been rated one of the 50 best in the | ||
| country by U.S. News and World Report, and Washington Monthly | ||
| magazine has placed the Kingsville campus among the top 100 | ||
| universities in the South; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Javelina men's and women's sports teams further | ||
| reflect the ferocity and tenacity for which the student mascot is | ||
| known; the football team has been especially successful in the | ||
| athletic arena, capturing 7 national championships and 34 Lone Star | ||
| Conference titles since 1931; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than nine decades, Texas A&M | ||
| University--Kingsville has enriched the lives of its students, | ||
| contributed to the advancement of human knowledge, and proved a | ||
| powerful force for social progress and economic development in the | ||
| Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize January 31, 2017, as Javelina Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Texas A&M University--Kingsville as an expression of | ||
| high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Lozano | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 132 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
