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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Christian University is celebrating its 150th |
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anniversary in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, TCU was founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring by brothers |
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Addison and Randolph Clark, ministers and teachers from nearby Fort |
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Worth; they welcomed 13 students to Add-Ran Male and Female |
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College, and within five years, enrollment reached 450; after |
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affiliating with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the |
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institution became known as Add-Ran Christian University, and in |
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1895, it moved to Waco; the school soon chose a mascot, the horned |
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frog, and its colors, purple and white; it adopted its present-day |
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name in 1902; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1910, a major fire destroyed the main building |
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and badly damaged other facilities; in the wake of that disaster, |
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the college accepted Fort Worth's offer of 50 acres and $200,000 to |
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relocate to the city; on its new campus, the institution |
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flourished, and the end of World War II marked the beginning of a |
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long period of significant growth; TCU purchased an adjoining |
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106-acre golf course and by 1965, it had added more than 25 |
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buildings; gaining stature, it toughened entrance requirements, |
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expanded advanced study offerings, and approved Ph.D. programs; and |
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WHEREAS, TCU has continued its rise in the 21st century, |
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opening the Campus Commons, including the Brown-Lupton University |
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Union, and establishing the John V. Roach Honors College; Anne |
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Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Fort Worth's M.D. school, has an |
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enrollment of 240 and will graduate its first class in 2023; |
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moreover the endowment has passed the $2 billion mark, and |
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enrollment today is approximately 12,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, TCU has gained a reputation for |
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academic excellence, strong traditions, a vibrant student |
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experience, campus culture, and Greek life, and ardent support for |
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student-athletes, who have achieved high recognition; the Horned |
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Frogs have been particularly dominant in baseball, making five |
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College World Series appearances in the past 13 years, as well as in |
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equestrian events, tennis, and women's soccer, among other sports; |
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the 2022 football team became the first team in Texas to earn the |
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opportunity to compete for the national championship in the College |
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Football Playoff; since 2010, the TCU rifle team has won three |
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national championships, and it is the only all-female team to win a |
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national title in this coed sport; the men's basketball team has |
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made three NCAA tournament appearances in the last six seasons; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, TCU is a world-class, values-centered |
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private university, comprised of nine schools and colleges, and it |
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has a legacy of creating leaders who shape and improve the world for |
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the greater good; it offers an unmatched student experience and |
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academic environment to students from diverse backgrounds from Fort |
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Worth, the state of Texas, and across the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, TCU students, faculty, and staff offer valuable |
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research, scholarly activity, artistic and cultural assets, a |
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diverse array of talent, and significant economic benefit to the |
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region and state; the rich history of Texas Christian University is |
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a source of tremendous pride to its network of more than 100,000 |
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alumni around the world, and this outstanding institution is sure |
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to continue to build on this foundation of excellence in the years |
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to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Texas |
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Christian University and extend to the TCU community sincere best |
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wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; and, be it |
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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. |