H.R. No. 176



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Longhorns and Aggies will unite today at the State 
Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2003 and to 
promote higher education in the State of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Delegates from the Texas Exes and The Association of 
Former Students--the two alumni associations for The University of 
Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University--have set aside the 
longstanding rivalry between these two outstanding institutions in 
a symbolic gesture of unity and state pride; and
	WHEREAS, Alumni from the two schools total some 710,000, and 
between them UT and A&M have a combined annual enrollment of more 
than 95,000 students, with nearly 21,000 students receiving a 
degree each year; the schools boast numerous superb museums and 
libraries, including the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum 
and the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and both 
universities are renowned for their exceptional research; and
	WHEREAS, Both UT and A&M help prepare Texas youth for higher 
education through the universities' six outreach centers located 
throughout the state, and more than 90 percent of the centers' 
participants have successfully pursued higher education; and
	WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel laureates 
and nationally recognized scholars, and the student bodies include 
national merit scholars, gold-medal winning Olympians, and many of 
the Lone Star State's most promising young people; in addition, the 
schools offer an amazing range of postgraduate opportunities 
through the nearly 300 graduate degree programs that are available; 
and
	WHEREAS, Both The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M 
University have established themselves as preeminent institutions 
of higher education on the state, national, and international 
levels, and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two 
exceptional state university systems; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize February 11, 2003, as Orange and 
Maroon Legislative Day and commend alumni from UT and A&M for their 
commitment to promoting higher education in the Lone Star State.

                                                                 Brown of Brazos

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 176 was adopted by the House on 
February 11, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House