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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 219
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize |
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February 19, 2019, as El Paso Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso is a vibrant, bilingual, and bicultural |
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community that is moving forward with growing cultural and fine |
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arts offerings, exemplary educational institutions, and many |
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historical resources and museums; and |
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WHEREAS, The City of El Paso was recently recognized as an |
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All-America City for its outstanding civic accomplishments and |
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for demonstrating continued innovation, inclusiveness, civic |
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engagement, and cross-sector collaboration; and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso is consistently rated as one of the safest |
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cities in the country; that marker of excellence is a testament |
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to the city's top-tier law enforcement elements and its |
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safety-focused and engaged community; and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso is home to The University of Texas at El |
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Paso, which was recently ranked as a top-tier Research One |
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Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of |
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Institutions of Higher Education for its very high research |
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activity; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El |
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Paso became a standalone health sciences center in 2013, making |
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it the fourth and newest member of the Texas Tech University |
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System; the center is composed of the Paul L. Foster School of |
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Medicine, the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing, and the |
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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; headed by Dr. Richard |
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Lange, the university enrolls more than 1,000 students, is home |
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to the first medical school on the nation's southern border, and |
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conducts important research focused on cancer, infectious |
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diseases, diabetes and metabolic disorders, and the |
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neurosciences, and it will soon add the Woody L. Hunt School of |
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Dental Medicine, which will improve access to critical dental |
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care for West Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, The United States Army post Fort Bliss has |
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undergone the most extensive transformation in its 171-year |
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history; there has been a 300-percent increase in its population |
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since 2005 and an investment of $6 billion in construction for |
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new, top-of-the-line facilities for the incoming personnel and |
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their families; this installation is at the forefront of the |
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army's transformation plan and has transitioned from a training |
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post to a forces command post and home of the 1st Armored |
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Division, "America's Tank Division"; and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso Day at the State Capitol provides an |
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opportunity for friends and families to honor El Paso and its |
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rich heritage, which today is enjoyed by residents and |
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vacationers of all ages; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 19, 2019, as El Paso Day |
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at the State Capitol and join the citizens of this historic and |
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vibrant region in paying tribute to this wonderful city; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a |
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memento of this special occasion. |
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Rodríguez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 19, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |