H.R. No. 1420

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Texas Christian University is celebrating its 150th
	anniversary in 2023; and
	WHEREAS, TCU was founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring by brothers
	Addison and Randolph Clark, ministers and teachers from nearby Fort
	Worth; they welcomed 13 students to Add-Ran Male and Female
	College, and within five years, enrollment reached 450; after
	affiliating with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the
	institution became known as Add-Ran Christian University, and in
	1895, it moved to Waco; the school soon chose a mascot, the horned
	frog, and its colors, purple and white; it adopted its present-day
	name in 1902; and
	WHEREAS, In 1910, a major fire destroyed the main building
	and badly damaged other facilities; in the wake of that disaster,
	the college accepted Fort Worth's offer of 50 acres and $200,000 to
	relocate to the city; on its new campus, the institution
	flourished, and the end of World War II marked the beginning of a
	long period of significant growth; TCU purchased an adjoining
	106-acre golf course and by 1965, it had added more than 25
	buildings; gaining stature, it toughened entrance requirements,
	expanded advanced study offerings, and approved Ph.D. programs; and
	WHEREAS, TCU has continued its rise in the 21st century,
	opening the Campus Commons, including the Brown-Lupton University
	Union, and establishing the John V. Roach Honors College; Anne
	Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Fort Worth's M.D. school, has an
	enrollment of 240 and will graduate its first class in 2023;
	moreover the endowment has passed the $2 billion mark, and
	enrollment today is approximately 12,000; and
	WHEREAS, Through the years, TCU has gained a reputation for
	academic excellence, strong traditions, a vibrant student
	experience, campus culture, and Greek life, and ardent support for
	student-athletes, who have achieved high recognition; the Horned
	Frogs have been particularly dominant in baseball, making five
	College World Series appearances in the past 13 years, as well as in
	equestrian events, tennis, and women's soccer, among other sports;
	the 2022 football team became the first team in Texas to earn the
	opportunity to compete for the national championship in the College
	Football Playoff; since 2010, the TCU rifle team has won three
	national championships, and it is the only all-female team to win a
	national title in this coed sport; the men's basketball team has
	made three NCAA tournament appearances in the last six seasons; and
	WHEREAS, Today, TCU is a world-class, values-centered
	private university, comprised of nine schools and colleges, and it
	has a legacy of creating leaders who shape and improve the world for
	the greater good; it offers an unmatched student experience and
	academic environment to students from diverse backgrounds from Fort
	Worth, the state of Texas, and across the globe; and
	WHEREAS, TCU students, faculty, and staff offer valuable
	research, scholarly activity, artistic and cultural assets, a
	diverse array of talent, and significant economic benefit to the
	region and state; the rich history of Texas Christian University is
	a source of tremendous pride to its network of more than 100,000
	alumni around the world, and this outstanding institution is sure
	to continue to build on this foundation of excellence in the years
	to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Texas
	Christian University and extend to the TCU community sincere best
	wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Goldman
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1420 was adopted by the House on May 3,
	2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House