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