By Alexander                                          H.R. No. 1127
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Soon after the Texas Highway Department, now the
 1-2     Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), was created in 1917, it
 1-3     established a research relationship with the Agricultural and
 1-4     Mechanical College of Texas; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, In 1926, the department held its first
 1-6     Transportation Short Course on the Texas A&M University campus, and
 1-7     the Short Course has been held continually on the campus since that
 1-8     time; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and students of Texas A&M
1-10     University have consistently offered warm Aggie hospitality to all
1-11     those attending the Short Course; and
1-12           WHEREAS, The annual Short Course provides a unique
1-13     opportunity for TxDOT employees to learn about the latest
1-14     technologies and new research that has been conducted by faculty
1-15     and researchers from the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and
1-16     Texas A&M University; and
1-17           WHEREAS, In addition to the knowledge gained from technical
1-18     sessions, the annual meeting also strengthens the cooperative
1-19     working relationship between TxDOT and TTI, which is one of the
1-20     keys to Texas' leadership in transportation; and
1-21           WHEREAS, This relationship between researchers and
1-22     implementers has resulted in saving thousands of lives and billions
1-23     of dollars for the people of Texas and the United States; and
1-24           WHEREAS, A sustainable and efficient transportation system is
 2-1     essential for the State of Texas in the 21st century; these two
 2-2     organizations will help to create and maintain that system, and
 2-3     their 75 years of cooperation is worthy of legislative recognition;
 2-4     now, therefore, be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representantives of the 77th
 2-6     Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Department of
 2-7     Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute on the
 2-8     occasion of the 75th annual Transportation Short Course.