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H.R. No. 66
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
honor Texas Southern University and to recognize January 28, 2003,
as Texas Southern University Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Established by the Texas Legislature on March 3,
1947, Texas Southern University offers degrees in a wide variety of
programs, including pharmacy, dentistry, arts and sciences,
journalism, law, and other fields of specialization; and
WHEREAS, The students at Texas Southern University come from
diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and racial backgrounds from
throughout the state and nation; more than 50 nations are
represented in the student body; and
WHEREAS, The school is proud to have conferred degrees on
many individuals who have gone on to become outstanding public
servants; three Texas Southern University graduates have been
elected to the United States Congress--the Honorable Barbara
Jordan, the Honorable George "Mickey" Leland, and the Honorable
Craig Washington; and
WHEREAS, Texas Southern University has earned a reputation
for drawing the largest concentration of multiethnic scholars in
the world to teach and carry out research on campus; these
individuals have provided Texas and the nation with a wealth of
expertise on important world issues; and
WHEREAS, The members of the board of trustees, the faculty,
and the administration of Texas Southern University are committed
to providing students with a first-rate education, and their
success is evident in the excellent reputation the university
enjoys today; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby express appreciation to Texas Southern
University for its many contributions to our state and extend best
wishes to all who are participating in Texas Southern University
Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the university as an expression of esteem from the
Texas House of Representatives.
Coleman
Craddick
Giddings
Merritt
Allen
Goodman
Miller
Alonzo
Goolsby
Moreno of Harris
Bailey
Griggs
Moreno of El Paso
Baxter
Grusendorf
Morrison
Berman
Guillen
Mowery
Bohac
Gutierrez
Naishtat
Bonnen
Haggerty
Nixon
Branch
Hamilton
Noriega
Brown of Kaufman
Hamric
Oliveira
Brown of Brazos
Hardcastle
Olivo
Burnam
Harper-Brown
Paxton
Callegari
Hartnett
Pena
Campbell
Heflin
Phillips
Canales
Hegar
Pickett
Capelo
Hilderbran
Pitts
Casteel
Hill
Puente
Castro
Hochberg
Quintanilla
Chavez
Hodge
Rangel
Chisum
Homer
Raymond
Christian
Hope
Reyna
Coleman
Hopson
Riddle
Cook of Navarro
Howard
Ritter
Cook of Colorado
Hughes
Rodriguez
Corte
Hunter
Rose
Crabb
Hupp
Seaman
Crownover
Isett
Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris
Jones of Lubbock
Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas
Jones of Bexar
Smithee
Dawson
Jones of Dallas
Solis
Delisi
Keel
Solomons
Denny
Keffer of Dallas
Stick
Deshotel
Keffer of Eastland
Swinford
Driver
King
Talton
Dukes
Kolkhorst
Taylor
Dunnam
Krusee
Telford
Dutton
Kuempel
Thompson
Edwards
Laney
Truitt
Eiland
Laubenberg
Turner
Eissler
Lewis
Uresti
Elkins
Luna
Van Arsdale
Ellis
Mabry
Villarreal
Farabee
Madden
West
Farrar
Marchant
Wilson
Flores
Martinez Fischer
Wise
Flynn
McCall
Wohlgemuth
Gallego
McClendon
Wolens
Garza
McReynolds
Wong
Gattis
Menendez
Woolley
Geren
Mercer
Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 66 was adopted by the House on January
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House