Bill Text: TX SR282 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Southern University Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR282 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR282-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Many proud Texans are visiting Austin on | ||
| March 7, 2023, to celebrate Texas Southern University Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the nation's preeminent historically Black | ||
| colleges and universities, TSU was founded in 1927; it was | ||
| designated as a special-purpose institution of higher education | ||
| for urban programming by the Texas Legislature in 1973 and | ||
| retains a steadfast commitment to innovative approaches that | ||
| respond to the metropolitan environment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The university now serves approximately 7,500 | ||
| undergraduate and graduate students from around the world; it | ||
| offers well over 100 baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral | ||
| degree programs in numerous schools, including the Barbara | ||
| Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, named after two | ||
| alumni who served with distinction in the United States | ||
| Congress; and | ||
| WHEREAS, TSU is noted for its Thurgood Marshall School of | ||
| Law and its College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; the | ||
| university is also active in the Texas Legislative Internship | ||
| Program, which grants students the opportunity to gain valuable | ||
| experience in state government, alongside many legislators who | ||
| share personal ties to their alma mater; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of its 13th president, | ||
| Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, TSU has redoubled its efforts to | ||
| increase student success rates and academic rigor while | ||
| expanding its research programs, enhancing its culture, and | ||
| developing stronger relationships with Houston public schools, | ||
| local community colleges, alumni, and other stakeholders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly a century, Texas Southern University | ||
| has played an important role in higher education in the Lone Star | ||
| State, and its graduates continue to achieve success and make | ||
| significant contributions in numerous fields of endeavor; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as Texas Southern | ||
| University Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the institution sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Texas Southern University as an expression of high | ||
| regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Miles, Alvarado, West, Whitmire | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
