Bill Text: TX SR97 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating February 5, 2019, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-05 - Again read [SR97 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR97-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State | ||
Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2019 and | ||
showcase how higher education benefits the State of Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, There are nearly 1,000,000 alumni from the two | ||
universities, and Texas A&M University and The University of | ||
Texas at Austin have a combined annual enrollment of more than | ||
115,000 students, and award more than 27,000 degrees each year; | ||
both universities remain committed to ensuring an accessible and | ||
affordable hands-on education for generations of future educators, | ||
small business owners, farmers, doctors, and leaders; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas | ||
at Austin are renowned for their life-changing research, and the | ||
teaching and research missions of both institutions benefit the | ||
State of Texas by advancing medical breakthroughs and overall | ||
quality of life; and | ||
WHEREAS, Researchers at Texas A&M University and The | ||
University of Texas at Austin discover and innovate; together, | ||
they have more than 1,500 patents; both universities drive | ||
economic prosperity in their respective regions and in the State | ||
of Texas by supporting the work that gives rise to patents, | ||
grants, corporate start-ups, and numerous other enterprises; | ||
investment in these institutions ensures a sustainable Texas | ||
economy and an educated workforce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Both universities serve as centers for the arts | ||
and culture, inspiring Texans to take part in the visual and | ||
performing arts and other creative endeavors; both institutions | ||
have excellent museums and libraries for Texans to enjoy, | ||
including the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the | ||
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum; both institutions also | ||
serve as flagships for athletics and physical education, | ||
encouraging Texans to participate in physical activity and to | ||
support the student-athletes that represent the state in | ||
competition across the nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel laureates | ||
and nationally recognized scholars, and the student bodies | ||
include National Merit scholars, Rhodes scholars, Olympic gold | ||
medalists, veterans, and many promising students who are | ||
committed to advancing the Lone Star State; in addition, the | ||
universities offer an amazing range of postgraduate opportunities | ||
through nearly 500 graduate degree programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas | ||
at Austin are both recognized as Tier One public research | ||
institutions as defined by the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board and are both members of the prestigious | ||
Association of American Universities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas | ||
at Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions | ||
of higher education on the state, national, and international | ||
levels, and all Texans receive the benefits from these two | ||
exceptional state university systems; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 5, 2019, as Orange and | ||
Maroon Legislative Day and commend alumni from Texas A&M | ||
University and The University of Texas at Austin for their | ||
commitment to promoting higher education in the Lone Star State; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
honor of this special occasion. | ||
Watson, Bettencourt, | ||
Buckingham, Creighton, | ||
Flores, Johnson, | ||
Schwertner, Zaffirini | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 30, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate |