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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from the College of Agriculture and |
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Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University are gathering at the |
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State Capitol on February 21, 2023, and this occasion presents a |
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welcome opportunity to recognize the college; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving to strengthen the land grant mission of |
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Prairie View A&M University, which is part of The Texas A&M |
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University System, the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences |
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offers a diverse and well-rounded curriculum with programs in the |
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areas of animal and veterinary sciences, human sciences, nutrition |
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and food security, and plant and environmental sciences; and |
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WHEREAS, The college oversees a 770-acre research and |
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demonstration farm and holds classes at a modern facility that |
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opened in 2016 with state-of-the-art labs, instruments, and |
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greenhouses; researchers at the Cooperative Agricultural Research |
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Center are finding ways to address a wide range of complex social |
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issues, including food security, obesity and cancer, the nutrition |
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and shelf life of agricultural products, allergens, and the |
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ecosystem; and |
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WHEREAS, The College of Agricultural and Human Sciences is |
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dedicated to serving disadvantaged students through scholarships |
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and other initiatives; moreover, its Cooperative Extension |
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Program, which works in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife |
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Extension Service, directly addresses the needs of half a million |
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limited resource citizens through campus-based and 35 extension |
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offices across Texas; in addition to providing agricultural |
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knowledge and outreach to local farmers and producers, it also |
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assists in the areas of family and community health, economic |
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development, and 4-H and youth development; and |
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WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences has |
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helped provide its students with a strong foundation for |
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leadership, service, and research, while also helping farmers and |
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other members of local communities to implement lasting positive |
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change; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the College of Agriculture and Human |
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Sciences at Prairie View A&M University for its dedication to |
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education, research, and public service and extend to all those |
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associated with the college sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |