Bill Text: TX SR213 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2015, as Javelina Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-23 - Reported enrolled [SR213 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR213-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Alumni of Texas A&M University--Kingsville are | ||
gathering at the State Capitol in Austin on February 26, 2015, 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 7 colleges offering 56 baccalaureate degrees as well | ||
as 61 master's and 6 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 8,700 | ||
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 57 percent Hispanic and nearly 19 | ||
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 its | ||
bilingual postgraduate courses and the 545-acre teaching farm it | ||
operates for agriculture students; its outstanding environmental | ||
engineering curriculum has been rated one of the 50 best in the | ||
country by U.S. News and World Report, and yearly since 2005, the | ||
Kingsville campus has been placed among the top 100 universities | ||
in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine; 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 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 26, 2015, 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 from the Texas Senate. | ||
Lucio | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 23, 2015. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |