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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 445
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased |
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to recognize the Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena for |
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its long history and its many contributions to chiropractic |
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education in this state; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Chiropractic College was founded in |
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San Antonio in 1908, and relocated to Pasadena in 1965; the |
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college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges |
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and Schools and the Council on Chiropractic Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the college confers approximately |
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115 doctor of chiropractic degrees and 20 bachelor's degrees |
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of science; as of 2006, alumni at Texas Chiropractic College |
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numbered 3,500, located primarily in Texas and the Southwest; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently the doctor of chiropractic program has |
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350 students and the undergraduate program has 60 students; the |
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school's faculty-led research explores facets of nutrition, pain |
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management, spinal manipulation, diabetes, and alternative |
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therapies; and |
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WHEREAS, Moody Health Center, the college's outpatient care |
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facility, is a model integrative health care facility that features |
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traditional chiropractic care and family practice by medical |
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doctors; the facility also offers acupuncture, massage, and dietary |
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management and has about 3,500 patient visits yearly; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Chiropractic College is the fourth-oldest |
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chiropractic college in the world, and it is recognized as one |
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of the best; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Chiropractic College |
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for providing 99 years of outstanding chiropractic education and |
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extend to all associated with the college best wishes in all |
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their future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as |
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an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Jackson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 12, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |