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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
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WHEREAS, State Senator Brandon Creighton has been named |
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the sole finalist for the position of chancellor of the Texas |
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Tech University System; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Conroe and an eighth-generation |
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resident of Montgomery County, Brandon Creighton has ably |
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represented the citizens of District 4 since first being sworn in |
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as a member of the Texas Senate on August 26, 2014; prior to his |
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election to the Senate, he served in the Texas House of |
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Representatives, where he held such notable roles as chair of the |
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House Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility Committee and chair |
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of the Texas House Republican Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure at the statehouse, Senator |
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Creighton has consistently upheld conservative principles, |
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advocating for tax relief, tort reform, and the preservation of |
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state sovereignty; he has chaired multiple education-related |
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committees in the Texas Senate, as well as House and Senate |
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committees focused on employment practices and Texas port |
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oversight; along the way, he has spearheaded several major |
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reforms in higher education, sponsored landmark school choice |
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legislation, and played a key role in shaping policy in such |
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areas as water and transportation infrastructure and border |
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security; and |
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WHEREAS, Senator Creighton is an alumnus of The |
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University of Texas at Austin and Oklahoma City University, |
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where he earned his doctor of jurisprudence degree; as the lone |
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finalist for the position of chancellor, Senator Creighton is |
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poised to lead a university system that includes Texas Tech |
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University and four other institutions that together enroll |
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nearly 70,000 students; and |
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WHEREAS, Senator Brandon Creighton's proven record of |
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leadership makes him an ideal choice to guide the Texas Tech |
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University System into the future, and it is a privilege to join |
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in recognizing him for his exemplary service to the State of |
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Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate State |
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Senator Brandon Creighton on his selection as the sole finalist |
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for the position of chancellor of the Texas Tech University |
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System and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Senator Creighton as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Campbell |
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| Bettencourt |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Nichols |
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| Birdwell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Parker |
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| Eckhardt |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Hagenbuch |
Menéndez |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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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 September 3, 2025. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |