H.R. No. 884

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff from Tarleton State
	University are gathering in Austin on March 21, 2017, in
	celebration of Tarleton State University's centennial as the
	founding member of The Texas A&M University System and Tarleton
	State University Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, The school was established in 1899 as John Tarleton
	College, a four-year liberal arts college, with an endowment from a
	Stephenville landowner and namesake; and
	WHEREAS, Tarleton's ninth president, James F. Cox, rallied
	community support and encouraged Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
	College president W. B. Bizzell and the Texas Legislature to form a
	union between Tarleton and the strong state institution that would
	become Texas A&M University; and
	WHEREAS, During the 35th Legislature, elected officials and
	leaders from the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College visited
	Stephenville to tour newly purchased farmland and review the
	college facilities and endowment in consideration of Tarleton's
	proposal to join Texas A&M; and
	WHEREAS, John Tarleton Agricultural College was incorporated
	into The Texas A&M University System in 1917 and served as a
	two-year institution until 1959, when it again extended its
	academic programs to a four-year curriculum; the present-day name
	was adopted in 1973, when the school gained university status; and
	WHEREAS, Much of Tarleton State University's history and
	traditions have been shaped by its association with Texas A&M
	University, especially in the agricultural, mechanical, and
	military sciences; and
	WHEREAS, In 1999, the Texas Legislature entrusted Tarleton
	State University with the establishment of Tarleton Central Texas,
	which became Texas A&M Central Texas 10 years later; and
	WHEREAS, With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, and
	Midlothian, Tarleton's enrollment surpasses 13,000 students
	distributed among 7 colleges and 250 academic programs; and
	WHEREAS, Under the leadership of current president Dr. F.
	Dominic Dottavio, and through the backing of The Texas A&M
	University System Board of Regents and chancellor John Sharp,
	Tarleton will break ground on the first building of a permanent
	center in Fort Worth; and
	WHEREAS, Long known for service to first-generation college
	students, personal attention, warmth, and a faculty and staff focus
	on students, Tarleton is diligent in its efforts to remain one of
	the most efficient and affordable universities in the state and
	across the nation, while maintaining one of the fastest growth
	rates among universities in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, A forward-looking institution with a long history
	and rich traditions, Tarleton State University continues to provide
	its students with an outstanding education and a solid foundation
	for achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 21, 2017, as Tarleton State
	University Day at the State Capitol and congratulate Tarleton State
	University on its Centennial Celebration as a member of The Texas
	A&M University System.
	Sheffield
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 884 was adopted by the House on March
	21, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House