Bill Text: TX SR273 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2019, as University of Houston-Downtown Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-26 - Reported enrolled [SR273 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR273-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, February 26, 2019, is University of Houston-Downtown | ||
Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion provides a fitting | ||
opportunity to recognize those associated with this notable | ||
institution; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1974, the University of | ||
Houston-Downtown boasts more than 50,000 alumni and provides | ||
academic and career preparation for undergraduate and graduate | ||
students in an area that is home to a quarter of the Texas | ||
population; and | ||
WHEREAS, The university educates approximately 14,000 | ||
students annually with over 3,000 baccalaureate degrees awarded | ||
in 44 areas of study each year; the university offers 8 masters | ||
degrees, including a top-ranked MBA program, as well as 18 online | ||
degree-completion opportunities, two of which are ranked among | ||
the nation's best by U.S. News and World Report; and | ||
WHEREAS, The university has strengthened its partnerships | ||
with area community colleges, allowing for greater transferability | ||
for students who wish to earn degrees at the university; and | ||
WHEREAS, The student body at the University of | ||
Houston-Downtown is representative of the vibrant city of | ||
Houston, with large numbers of first-generation college students, | ||
returning adults, and transfer students; the university has | ||
earned federal designations as a Hispanic-Serving Institution | ||
and a Minority-Serving Institution, and it is also recognized as | ||
a Military Friendly School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of | ||
Houston-Downtown has offered an affordable education, providing | ||
its students with outstanding educational prospects and a strong | ||
foundation for the future while fostering an inclusive, | ||
equitable, and welcoming 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as University | ||
of Houston-Downtown Day at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and | ||
enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
Miles | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 26, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |