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  H.R. No. 576
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, A number of proud Texans are visiting Austin on
  February 25, 2013, to celebrate Texas Southern University Day at
  the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Founded in 1927, with a loan from the Houston Public
  School Board, Texas Southern University opened its doors as Houston
  Colored Junior College; the school was highly successful and
  enrollment grew quickly, leading to its transition to a four-year
  institution in 1934, with a graduate program added in 1943; the
  Texas Legislature appropriated $2 million in 1947 to buy the campus
  of what was then Houston College for Negroes in order to create a
  new state-supported university, and four years later the school
  assumed the name Texas Southern University; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Texas Southern is one of the largest of the
  historically black colleges and universities in the United States;
  located in Houston's Third Ward, it enrolls more than 9,500
  students from throughout the country and around the world, and it
  employs nearly 1,300 faculty and staff; it is composed of 10 schools
  and colleges that offer 45 baccalaureate academic majors, as well
  as 29 master's degree programs, 8 doctorate programs, and a
  J.D. law program; and
         WHEREAS, Texas Southern University is committed to serving
  students of diverse cultural, religious, educational, and economic
  backgrounds and to preparing them for future leadership roles; the
  university trains the majority of African American lawyers in
  Houston and African American teachers in the Houston Independent
  School District, and it has historically graduated more than 27
  percent of the African American pharmacists in the United States;
  in addition, the university's Thurgood Marshall School of Law has
  been recognized by U.S.News & World Report as the most diverse law
  school in the nation; and
         WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Texas Southern University
  has provided its students with a solid foundation for achievement,
  and it has been a powerful force for social progress and economic
  development in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2013, as Texas Southern
  University Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
  associated with this notable institution sincere best wishes for
  continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Texas Southern University as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Coleman
 
 
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. 576 was adopted by the House on February
  25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House