H.R. No. 249

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day is taking
	place at the State Capitol on January 30, 2013, and this worthwhile
	event highlights the important contributions made by The University
	of Texas-Pan American, The University of Texas at Brownsville, and
	the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen operated by The
	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, Located in Edinburg, The University of Texas-Pan
	American has an enrollment of more than 19,000 students; in recent
	years, UTPA has ranked second in the nation in the number of
	bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic students and third in the
	number of master's degrees; in addition, it has been rated by
	Excelencia in Education as one of the top 25 U.S. universities
	graduating Latinos in the fields of engineering, mathematics and
	statistics, biological and biomedical sciences, and the physical
	sciences; along with its numerous other accomplishments, the
	university has built a notable record of achievement in readying
	students for legal studies through its Law School Preparation
	Institute; and
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Brownsville, which serves
	over 13,000 students, offers a broad range of educational
	opportunities and has placed among the top 30 colleges in the nation
	in graduating Hispanic undergraduates; in carrying out its mission,
	UTB gives special emphasis to service learning and collaboration
	with leaders in such fields as educational development,
	biomedicine, and astronomy; it is unique among universities in the
	UT System in offering 17 fully online programs, and the quality of
	its online offerings has received national acclaim from U.S. News &
	World Report; UTB is also making a point of reaching out to younger
	learners with its innovative Brownsville Early College High School
	program; and
	WHEREAS, The Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen is
	a satellite campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center
	at San Antonio; it provides third-year and fourth-year medical
	students with a chance to gain valuable clinical experience as they
	complete their studies; moreover, the center recently added a basic
	research campus and a clinical research facility that will study
	diabetes and other diseases that disproportionally affect
	residents of the South Texas border area; and
	WHEREAS, Indispensable educational resources, these
	respected institutions have helped countless Texans to prepare
	themselves for future success, and they bring myriad benefits to
	the wider community; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize January 30, 2013, as Rio Grande Valley
	Higher Education Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
	delegation sincere best wishes for a memorable trip to Austin.
	Oliveira
	Canales
	Gooden
	Guillen
	Longoria
	Lucio III
	Munoz, Jr.
	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
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 249 was adopted by the House on January
	30, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House