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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2011 has been designated World Veterinary |
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Year in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the creation of |
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veterinary education and the veterinary medical profession; and |
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WHEREAS, Two and a half centuries ago, in 1761, the first |
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school of veterinary medicine was established in Lyon, France; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, veterinarians make substantial contributions |
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to the improvement of animal, public, and environmental health and |
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play an important role in food safety, biosecurity, and |
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conservation; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University is home to the College of |
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Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the only college of |
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veterinary medicine in the State of Texas, and its faculty, staff, |
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students, and alumni are renowned for their expertise and the |
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positive impact they make in the areas of teaching, research, and |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, Practitioners of veterinary medicine play a vital |
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role in the lives of countless animals and their owners, as well as |
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the wider public, and they may indeed reflect with pride on the |
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myriad achievements realized by the members of their profession; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Texas A&M College of Veterinary |
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Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the Texas Veterinary Medical |
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Association, and veterinarians throughout Texas on the occasion of |
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World Veterinary Year and extend to all those associated with the |
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profession sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and |
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Biomedical Sciences as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Aycock |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 204 was adopted by the House on February |
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1, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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