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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 322
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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 2009 and |
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to promote higher education in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Alumni from the two schools total over 700,000, |
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and Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin |
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have a combined annual enrollment of more than 95,000 students, |
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with over 22,000 students receiving degrees each year; the |
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schools boast superb museums and libraries, including the George |
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Bush Presidential Library and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
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and Museum, and both universities are renowned for their |
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exceptional research; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas |
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at Austin help prepare Texas youth for higher education through |
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the universities' six outreach centers located throughout the |
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state, 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 |
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laureates and nationally recognized scholars, and the student |
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bodies include national merit scholars, Olympic gold medalists, |
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and many of the Lone Star State's most promising young people; in |
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addition, the schools offer an amazing range of postgraduate |
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opportunities with nearly 300 graduate degree programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas |
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at Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions |
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of higher education on the state, national, and international |
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levels, and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two |
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exceptional state university systems; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 3, 2009, 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 |
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promoting higher education in the Lone Star State. |
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Watson, Ogden |
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Shapleigh |
Williams |
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Van de Putte |
Zaffirini |
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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 3, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |