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                                                                  H.R. No. 253


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pleasure in welcoming to the Capitol a delegation of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends from the four University of Houston System campuses; and WHEREAS, The University of Houston, the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the University of Houston-Downtown, and the University of Houston-Victoria each provide educational opportunities to the increasingly diverse population of the greater Houston metropolitan area, the Coastal Bend, and indeed all of Texas; and WHEREAS, These institutions of higher learning are also engaged in hundreds of partnerships with businesses and corporations, government agencies, public schools, and health and human service agencies throughout the nation and these partnerships enhance the economic, social, and cultural life of Texas; and WHEREAS, A great majority of University of Houston alumni remain in the Lone Star State and many go on to attain leadership positions in the business, technology, education, government, media, entertainment, human and health services, and scientific communities; and WHEREAS, The University of Houston System is a valuable contributor to the success of our state, and the dedicated individuals who have traveled to Austin to support their university are to be commended; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 18, 2003, as University of Houston System Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay. 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. 253 was adopted by the House on February 18, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House