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  H.C.R. No. 49
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech
  University System are gathering at the State Capitol on February
  20, 2013, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star
  State; and
         WHEREAS, The TTU System, governed by a nine-member board of
  regents and chancellor Kent Hance, consists of Texas Tech
  University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and
  Angelo State University; the system currently educates more than
  43,500 students, employs some 17,000 faculty and staff members, and
  counts nearly 290,000 alumni; according to a 2012 report, the
  system generated a statewide economic impact of more than $7
  billion in 2011; and
         WHEREAS, Looking to the future, the system has developed five
  strategic priorities, including improving access to education and
  promoting learning, strengthening the academic excellence of
  member institutions, expanding knowledge through research, serving
  its communities, and effectively managing its resources; and
         WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides innovative
  educational opportunities; Texas Tech University is a major
  comprehensive research university, led by interim president Dr.
  Lawrence Schovanec; enrolling more than 32,000 students in 11
  colleges and 2 schools, TTU offers more than 100 undergraduate
  programs, over 100 master's programs, and nearly 60 doctoral
  programs, and it is among a select group of institutions to shelter
  a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; and
         WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is
  composed of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, the School of Allied
  Health Sciences, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the
  School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy, the Paul L. Foster School
  of Medicine in El Paso, and the new Gayle Greve Hunt School of
  Nursing in El Paso, which admitted its first class in the fall of
  2011; overseen by Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, TTUHSC enrolls more than
  4,300 students and boasts more than 16,000 alumni; and
         WHEREAS, Founded in 1928, Angelo State University enrolls
  nearly 6,900 students in five colleges and is directed by Dr. Brian
  J. May; ASU was the first university in the state to offer a degree
  in computer science, and the institution's physics department has
  been designated by Physics Today as one of the top undergraduate
  programs in the nation; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System has provided
  generations of students with an outstanding education and a strong
  foundation for the future, and in so doing, it has contributed to
  the remarkable achievements of the state as a whole; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby recognize February 20, 2013, as Texas Tech University System
  Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to all those from
  the TTU System who are visiting here today.
 
  Hilderbran
  Darby
  Perry
  Frullo
  N. Gonzalez of El Paso
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 49 was adopted by the House on
  February 20, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 49 was adopted by the Senate on
  February 20, 2013, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor