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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 112
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WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State |
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Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2013 and |
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to promote higher education in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Alumni from the two universities total more than |
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800,000, and Texas A&M University and The University of Texas |
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at Austin have a combined annual enrollment of more than |
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100,000 students, with more than 23,000 students receiving |
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degrees each year; the schools boast superb museums and |
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libraries, including the George Bush Presidential Library and |
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the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, and both |
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universities are renowned for their exceptional research; and |
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WHEREAS, The teaching and research missions of Texas A&M |
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University and The University of Texas at Austin benefit the |
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State of Texas and drive economic prosperity through scientific |
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breakthroughs, improved health care, technological innovation, |
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entrepreneurial spirit, and the creation of successive |
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generations of informed and engaged citizens and upstanding |
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alumni; and |
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WHEREAS, Researchers at Texas A&M University and The |
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University of Texas at Austin explore, discover, and innovate in |
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the sciences, arts, and humanities; together they have more than |
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1,100 patents, and total research expenditures in fiscal year |
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2012 amounted to more than $1.2 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, Both universities serve as centers for the arts |
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and culture, inspiring Texans to take part in the visual and |
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performing arts and other creative endeavors; both institutions |
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also serve as flagships for athletics and physical education, |
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encouraging Texans to participate in physical activity and to |
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support the student-athletes that represent the state in |
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competition across the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel |
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laureates and nationally recognized scholars, and the student |
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bodies include national merit scholars, Olympic gold medalists, |
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and many of the Lone Star State's most promising young people; in |
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addition, the universities offer an amazing range of |
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postgraduate opportunities with nearly 470 graduate degree |
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programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas |
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at Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions |
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of higher education on the state, national, and international |
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levels, and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two |
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exceptional state university systems; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 5, 2013, as Orange and |
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Maroon Legislative Day and commend alumni from Texas A&M |
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University and The University of Texas at Austin for their |
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commitment to promoting higher education in the Lone Star State; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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Zaffirini, Campbell, |
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Carona, Eltife, |
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Hegar, Schwertner, |
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Van de Putte, Watson, |
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Williams |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 5, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |