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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio is |
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celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1969, state senator Joe J. Bernal sponsored the |
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bill establishing UTSA as the Alamo City's first public university, |
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and he played a key role in the final negotiations to pass the |
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legislation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Class of 1973, the first to graduate from UTSA, |
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numbered 670 students; today, enrollment exceeds 32,000, and the |
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institution has some 132,000 alumni, who contribute to communities |
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around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, UTSA brings national recognition to Texas through |
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its programs of distinction in cybersecurity, health, energy, |
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sustainability, and human and social development; it has been |
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ranked as the nation's number one Hispanic-serving institution and |
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third most military-friendly institution, as well as one of the top |
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100 young universities in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Designated by the Texas Legislature as an emerging |
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research university, UTSA is on its way to earning both National |
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Research University Fund eligibility and the highest research |
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designation from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of |
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Teaching; and |
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WHEREAS, UTSA is creating a collaborative and impactful |
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government-university-industry ecosystem in San Antonio through |
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its new National Security Collaboration Center, the state's first |
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program of its kind; it is also launching the state's first School |
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of Data Science; and |
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WHEREAS, Fifty percent of UTSA students are the first in |
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their families to attend college, and as an inclusive institution, |
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it provides opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to |
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thrive; and |
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WHEREAS, The university is a catalyst for change in San |
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Antonio, and while driving the city's knowledge economy, it acts as |
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a prosperity engine for the entire state; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding, UTSA has transformed the lives |
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of innumerable Texans, providing them with the education required |
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to achieve their dreams and preparing them to effect positive |
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change in the world around them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the |
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establishment of The University of Texas at San Antonio and extend |
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to all those associated with this rising institution sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Guerra |
Noble |
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Bailes |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Perez |
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Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Phelan |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Reynolds |
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Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Rosenthal |
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Burrows |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
Kuempel |
Sherman, Sr. |
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Capriglione |
Lambert |
Shine |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lucio III |
Thierry |
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Davis of Harris |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dean |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Deshotel |
Metcalf |
Tinderholt |
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Dutton |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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Farrar |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Wray |
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González of Dallas |
Murr |
Zedler |
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González of El Paso |
Neave |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1277 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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