Bill Text: TX SR507 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Texas Christian University on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-03 - Reported enrolled [SR507 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR507-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Texas Christian University is celebrating its | ||
| 150th anniversary in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, TCU was founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring by | ||
| brothers Addison and Randolph Clark, ministers and teachers from | ||
| nearby Fort Worth; they welcomed 13 students to Add-Ran Male and | ||
| Female College, and within five years, enrollment reached 450; | ||
| after affiliating with the Christian Church (Disciples of | ||
| Christ), the institution became known as Add-Ran Christian | ||
| University, and in 1895, it moved to Waco; the school soon chose a | ||
| mascot, the horned frog, and its colors, purple and white; it | ||
| adopted its present-day name in 1902; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1910, a major fire destroyed the main | ||
| building and badly damaged other facilities; in the wake of | ||
| that disaster, the college accepted Fort Worth's offer of 50 | ||
| acres and $200,000 to relocate to the city; on its new campus, | ||
| the institution flourished, and the end of World War II marked | ||
| the beginning of a long period of significant growth; TCU | ||
| purchased an adjoining 106-acre golf course and by 1965, it had | ||
| added more than 25 buildings; gaining stature, it toughened | ||
| entrance requirements, expanded advanced study offerings, and | ||
| approved Ph.D. programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, TCU has continued its rise in the 21st century, | ||
| opening the Campus Commons, including the Brown-Lupton | ||
| University Union, and establishing the John V. Roach Honors | ||
| College; Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Fort Worth's | ||
| M.D. school, has an enrollment of 240 and will graduate its first | ||
| class in 2023; moreover the endowment has passed the $2 billion | ||
| mark, and enrollment today is approximately 12,000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, TCU has gained a reputation for | ||
| academic excellence, strong traditions, a vibrant student | ||
| experience, campus culture, and Greek life, and ardent support | ||
| for student-athletes, who have achieved high recognition; the | ||
| Horned Frogs have been particularly dominant in baseball, making | ||
| five College World Series appearances in the past 13 years, as | ||
| well as in equestrian events, tennis, and women's soccer, among | ||
| other sports; the 2022 football team became the first team in | ||
| Texas to earn the opportunity to compete for the national | ||
| championship in the College Football Playoff; since 2010, the TCU | ||
| rifle team has won three national championships, and it is the | ||
| only all-female team to win a national title in this coed sport; | ||
| the men's basketball team has made three NCAA tournament | ||
| appearances in the last six seasons; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, TCU is a world-class, values-centered | ||
| private university, comprised of nine schools and colleges, and | ||
| it has a legacy of creating leaders who shape and improve the | ||
| world for the greater good; it offers an unmatched student | ||
| experience and academic environment to students from diverse | ||
| backgrounds from Fort Worth, the state of Texas, and across the | ||
| globe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, TCU students, faculty, and staff offer valuable | ||
| research, scholarly activity, artistic and cultural assets, a | ||
| diverse array of talent, and significant economic benefit to the | ||
| region and state; the rich history of Texas Christian University | ||
| is a source of tremendous pride to its network of more than | ||
| 100,000 alumni around the world, and this outstanding | ||
| institution is sure to continue to build on this foundation of | ||
| excellence in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Texas | ||
| Christian University and extend to the TCU community sincere | ||
| best wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the university as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| King, Kolkhorst | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 3, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
