86R9209 KSM-F
 
  By: Coleman H.R. No. 262
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators,
  and members of the board of regents from the University of Houston
  are visiting Austin on February 12, 2019, to participate in
  University of Houston Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, The Tier One campus is located in the nation's
  fourth largest city, within a region that is home to a quarter of
  the state's population and that generates nearly a third of the
  state's gross product; the student body, numbering more than
  46,000, including many first-generation college students, mirrors
  the rich cultural tapestry of Houston; and
         WHEREAS, Each year, the university awards more than 10,000
  degrees in 261 undergraduate and graduate academic programs; it now
  counts more than 285,000 alumni, many of whom stay in Texas, where
  they contribute to the success of our communities and our state; and
         WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of chancellor and
  president Renu Khator, UH launched a $1 billion system-wide
  fund-raising campaign that is close to reaching its goal, fueled in
  part by gifts such as the one that will cover tuition for the entire
  inaugural class of the new UH College of Medicine, whose focus is to
  prepare doctors to serve in the state's underserved communities;
  and
         WHEREAS, The university is home to 5 nationally funded
  research centers and 25 university research centers and institutes,
  and had $177.7 million in research expenditures last year, mainly
  in the critical areas of cyber and national security, drug
  discovery and development, sustainable communities and
  infrastructure, and accessible health care; and
         WHEREAS, For more than nine decades, the University of
  Houston has contributed significantly to creating generation after
  generation of productive and responsible citizens; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2019, as University of
  Houston Day at the State Capitol and extend to all participants
  sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable visit.