1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 882 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Highway Department, now the Texas 1-4 Department of Transportation, first established a research 1-5 relationship with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of 1-6 Texas soon after the department's creation in 1917; and 1-7 WHEREAS, In 1926, the department held its first 1-8 Transportation Short Course on the Texas A&M campus, and the 1-9 Short Course has been held continuously on the A&M campus since 1-10 that time; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and students of 1-12 Texas A&M University have consistently offered warm Aggie 1-13 hospitality to all those attending the Short Course; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The annual Short Course provides a unique 1-15 opportunity for Texas Department of Transportation employees 1-16 to learn about the latest technologies and new knowledge that 1-17 has been developed by faculty and researchers from the Texas 1-18 Transportation Institute and Texas A&M; and 1-19 WHEREAS, In addition to the knowledge gained from 1-20 technical sessions, the annual meeting also strengthens the 1-21 cooperative working relationship between the Texas Department 1-22 of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute, which 2-1 is one of the keys to Texas' leadership in transportation; and 2-2 WHEREAS, This relationship between researchers and 2-3 implementers has resulted in the savings of thousands of lives and 2-4 billions of dollars for the people of Texas and the United States; 2-5 and 2-6 WHEREAS, A sustainable and efficient transportation system 2-7 is essential for the State of Texas in the 21st century, and these 2-8 two organizations will help create and maintain that system, and 2-9 their 75 years of cooperation is worthy of legislative recognition; 2-10 now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 77th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Department of 2-13 Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute on the 2-14 occasion of the 75th annual Transportation Short Course; and, be 2-15 it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 them as an expression of high regard and esteem from the 2-18 Texas Senate. 2-19 Cain 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on May 2, 2001. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate