SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 145
         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, the university 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 University of
  Houston College of Medicine, whose focus is to prepare doctors to
  serve in the state's underserved communities; and
         WHEREAS, The university is home to five 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  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.
 
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    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 12, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate