Bill Text: TX SR258 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 19, 2019, as Tarleton State University Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-25 - Reported enrolled [SR258 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR258-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff from Tarleton State | ||
University are gathering in Austin on February 19, 2019, in | ||
celebration of Tarleton State University Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, The school was established in 1899 as John | ||
Tarleton College, a four-year liberal arts college, with an | ||
endowment from a Stephenville landowner and namesake; in 1917, | ||
during the 35th Legislature, John Tarleton Agricultural College | ||
joined the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College as | ||
inaugural members of the Texas A&M University System; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Tarleton's enrollment surpasses 13,000 | ||
students distributed among seven colleges, with campuses in | ||
Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, and Bryan; the | ||
university offers more than 100 bachelor's, master's, and | ||
doctoral degrees, including a new Ph.D. program in criminal | ||
justice; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tarleton benefits from the support of the Texas | ||
Legislature, the cooperation of local governments, and the | ||
leadership of its president, Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio, its | ||
governing board, the Texas A&M University System Board of | ||
Regents, and system chancellor John Sharp; with a strong | ||
commitment to growth, the university anticipates a number of | ||
exciting initiatives in 2019, including the opening of the first | ||
academic facility at its new Fort Worth campus, an expanded and | ||
renovated Memorial Stadium, a new engineering building, and | ||
replacement facilities at the Tarleton Agricultural Center | ||
following a 2016 tornado; and | ||
WHEREAS, Long known for its service to first-generation | ||
students, Tarleton remains focused on timely and successful | ||
degree completion, and it maintains a reputation as one of the | ||
most efficient and affordable universities in the nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Now in its 120th year, Tarleton State University | ||
looks forward to the future while taking pride in its rich | ||
history, and it will continue to provide its students with an | ||
outstanding education and a solid foundation for success in the | ||
years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 19, 2019, as Tarleton | ||
State University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm | ||
welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
Fallon | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 25, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |