Bill Text: TX HR249 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-30 - Reported enrolled [HR249 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR249-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 249

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day is taking
place at the State Capitol on January 30, 2013, and this worthwhile
event highlights the important contributions made by The University
of Texas-Pan American, The University of Texas at Brownsville, and
the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen operated by The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Located in Edinburg, The University of Texas-Pan
American has an enrollment of more than 19,000 students; in recent
years, UTPA has ranked second in the nation in the number of
bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic students and third in the
number of master's degrees; in addition, it has been rated by
Excelencia in Education as one of the top 25 U.S. universities
graduating Latinos in the fields of engineering, mathematics and
statistics, biological and biomedical sciences, and the physical
sciences; along with its numerous other accomplishments, the
university has built a notable record of achievement in readying
students for legal studies through its Law School Preparation
Institute; and
WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Brownsville, which serves
over 13,000 students, offers a broad range of educational
opportunities and has placed among the top 30 colleges in the nation
in graduating Hispanic undergraduates; in carrying out its mission,
UTB gives special emphasis to service learning and collaboration
with leaders in such fields as educational development,
biomedicine, and astronomy; it is unique among universities in the
UT System in offering 17 fully online programs, and the quality of
its online offerings has received national acclaim from U.S. News &
World Report; UTB is also making a point of reaching out to younger
learners with its innovative Brownsville Early College High School
program; and
WHEREAS, The Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen is
a satellite campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio; it provides third-year and fourth-year medical
students with a chance to gain valuable clinical experience as they
complete their studies; moreover, the center recently added a basic
research campus and a clinical research facility that will study
diabetes and other diseases that disproportionally affect
residents of the South Texas border area; and
WHEREAS, Indispensable educational resources, these
respected institutions have helped countless Texans to prepare
themselves for future success, and they bring myriad benefits to
the wider community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize January 30, 2013, as Rio Grande Valley
Higher Education Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
delegation sincere best wishes for a memorable trip to Austin.
Oliveira
Canales
Gooden
Guillen
Longoria
Lucio III
Munoz, Jr.
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 249 was adopted by the House on January
30, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House