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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State |
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Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2007 and to |
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promote higher education in the state of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Alumni from the two schools total over 700,000, and |
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Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin have a |
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combined annual enrollment of more than 95,000 students, with over |
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22,000 students receiving degrees each year; the schools boast |
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superb museums and libraries, including the George Bush |
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Presidential Library and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and |
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Museum, and both universities are renowned for their exceptional |
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research; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at |
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Austin help prepare Texas youth for higher education through the |
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universities' six outreach centers located throughout the state, |
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and more than 90 percent of the centers' participants have |
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successfully pursued higher education; and |
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WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel laureates |
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and nationally recognized scholars, and the student bodies include |
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national merit scholars, Olympic gold medalists, and many of the |
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Lone Star State's most promising young people; in addition, the |
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schools offer an amazing range of postgraduate opportunities with |
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nearly 300 graduate degree programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at |
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Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions of |
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higher education on the state, national, and international levels, |
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and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two exceptional |
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state university systems; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 7, 2007, as Orange and Maroon |
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Legislative Day and commend alumni from Texas A&M University and |
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The University of Texas at Austin for their commitment to promoting |
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higher education in the Lone Star State. |
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Morrison |
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Brown of Brazos |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 227 was adopted by the House on |
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February 7, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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