Bill Text: TX HR370 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2019, as University of Houston-Downtown Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR370 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR370-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 370

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The celebration of University of Houston-Downtown
Day at the State Capitol on February 26, 2019, provides a fitting
occasion to recognize all those associated with this notable
institution; and
WHEREAS, Serving the greater Houston region, UHD got its
start as a downtown business school in 1942, and its original
building at 1 Main Plaza has been entered into the National Register
of Historic Places; the university was officially established in
1974, and the following year, it was approved as a four-year unit of
the University of Houston System; and
WHEREAS, UHD added its first master's degree program in 2000,
and today it offers 52 graduate and undergraduate degrees through
the Marilyn Davies College of Business, the College of Humanities
and Social Sciences, the College of Public Service, the College of
Sciences and Technology, and University College; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, UHD
currently serves a student body of more than 14,000, and its alumni
base numbers over 50,000; accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools, the university has earned national
designation as both a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Minority
Serving Institution; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of
Houston-Downtown has provided students with a strong foundation for
the future while fostering an inclusive and equitable campus
environment, and in so doing, it has played an important role in the
cultural and economic advancement of the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as University of
Houston-Downtown Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome
to the school's visiting delegation.
Perez
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Fierro Minjarez Vo
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morrison White
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Geren Murphy Wray
Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu
Goldman Neave Zedler
González of Dallas Nevárez Zerwas
González of El Paso Noble Zwiener
Goodwin
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 370 was adopted by the House on February
26, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House