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  H.R. No. 541
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and members of the
  administration of Prairie View A&M University are visiting the
  State Capitol on February 25, 2019; and
         WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M University dates back to 1876,
  during the Reconstruction Era, when the 15th Texas Legislature
  established a school known as the "Alta Vista Agricultural and
  Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth"; the first students
  enrolled in 1878, and a normal school for training teachers, the
  state's first coeducational public institution of higher learning,
  was created by the legislature the following year; the normal
  school and the agricultural and mechanical college were combined by
  the 20th Legislature in 1887; and
         WHEREAS, The institution expanded its curriculum to four
  years in 1901 and began offering intercollegiate athletics three
  years later; a cooperative agricultural extension program was added
  in 1914, and establishment of the Army Reserve Officer Training
  Corps followed in 1917; during the 1920s, the school introduced the
  first baccalaureate degrees and a school of nursing, took part in
  the organization of the Southwest Athletic Conference, and
  initiated the Prairie View Interscholastic League for African
  American high schools, which later merged with the University
  Interscholastic League; and
         WHEREAS, In 1937, a graduate school was established at
  Prairie View; the school began a program for commissioning U.S.
  Army officers in 1943 and naval reserve officers in 1968; five
  commissioned officers from the school's army training corps have
  gone on to become three-star generals, and three officers from its
  navy training corps have become admirals; and
         WHEREAS, Voters approved a state constitutional amendment in
  1984 that recognized Prairie View A&M as "an institution of the
  first class" and restructured the state's Permanent University Fund
  to include Prairie View as a beneficiary; in addition, the
  legislature established the Texas Institute for the Preservation of
  History and Culture at Prairie View in 1999; the school launched its
  first doctoral program, in juvenile justice, in 2001 and has since
  added others in electrical engineering, juvenile forensic
  psychology, and education leadership; and
         WHEREAS, With the administration now led by president
  Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, the university serves an enrollment of over
  9,000 students, and Texas benefits from the contributions of the
  school's 70,000 alumni; and
         WHEREAS, Dedicated to achieving excellence in teaching,
  research, and service, Prairie View A&M seeks to provide students
  with a quality educational experience that reflects its values of
  access, accountability, diversity, leadership, relevance, and
  social responsibility; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2019, as Prairie View A&M
  University Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
  associated with the university sincere best wishes for the future.
 
  Bell of Montgomery
 
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
 
Allen Guillen Ortega
 
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
 
Anchia Harless Paddie
 
Anderson Harris Parker
 
Ashby Hefner Patterson
 
Bailes Hernandez Paul
 
Beckley Herrero Perez
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
 
Bernal Howard Ramos
 
Biedermann Huberty Raney
 
Blanco Hunter Raymond
 
Bohac Israel Reynolds
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
 
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
 
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
 
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Cain Klick Sheffield
 
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
 
Canales Kuempel Shine
 
Capriglione Lambert Smith
 
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
 
Cole Lang Springer
 
Coleman Larson Stephenson
 
Collier Leach Stickland
 
Cortez Leman Stucky
 
Craddick Longoria Swanson
 
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
 
Darby Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Meyer Toth
 
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
 
Fierro Minjarez Vo
 
Flynn Moody Walle
 
Frank Morrison White
 
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Geren Murphy Wray
 
Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu
 
Goldman Neave Zedler
 
González of Dallas Nevárez Zerwas
 
González of El Paso Noble Zwiener
 
Goodwin
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 541 was adopted by the House on February
  25, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House