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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 683
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M |
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University--San Antonio are celebrating the school's 10th |
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anniversary in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University--San Antonio was established |
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as a stand-alone institution in May 2009, after Governor Rick |
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Perry signed into law Senate Bill 629 from the 81st Texas |
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Legislature; that momentous occasion was the culmination of a |
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process that had begun in 1997, when Senator Frank Madla first |
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requested proposals to create a college in South San Antonio; the |
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first classes convened in 2000 under the name Texas A&M |
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University-Kingsville System Center-San Antonio, and the |
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campus's permanent home was established in 2007 with the receipt |
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of nearly 700 acres from the Verano Land Group; and |
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WHEREAS, The first upper-division institution of higher |
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education on the city's South Side, Texas A&M University--San |
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Antonio has filled a vital need in the community, and it has grown |
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dramatically; by the fall of 2017, the school had seen a 340 |
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percent increase in enrollment over the previous nine years; to |
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keep pace with the needs of its students, the university has |
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opened a number of state-of-the-art facilities, including the |
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recent additions of Esperanza Hall, the Presidio Gallery, and the |
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Science and Technology Building; and |
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WHEREAS, Today Texas A&M University--San Antonio serves |
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nearly 6,500 students--approximately 77 percent of whom are the |
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first in their family to attend college--and the school has |
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graduated more than 8,000 alumni; offering degrees in over 30 |
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undergraduate and graduate courses of study, the university |
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provides students with the opportunity to earn an affordable |
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education in a variety of in-demand fields, such as education, |
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business, criminology, biology, and information technology and |
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cybersecurity; and |
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WHEREAS, During the past decade, Texas A&M University--San |
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Antonio has given thousands of Texans a strong academic |
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foundation on which to build, and the school is indeed deserving |
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of recognition as it celebrates this important milestone in its |
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history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of Texas |
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A&M University--San Antonio and extend to all those associated |
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with the institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Texas A&M University--San Antonio as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas Senate. |
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| Bettencourt |
Hughes |
Powell |
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| Birdwell |
Johnson |
Rodríguez |
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| Buckingham |
Kolkhorst |
Schwertner |
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| Creighton |
Menéndez |
Taylor |
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| Hinojosa |
Paxton |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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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 May 9, 2019. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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Member, Texas Senate |