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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of The University of Texas at San |
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Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San |
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Antonio are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4, 2025, |
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providing a fitting opportunity to congratulate the institutions on |
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their merger; and |
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WHEREAS, Categorized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie |
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Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UTSA boasts a |
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rapidly growing portfolio of research in cybersecurity, artificial |
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intelligence, space exploration, and biomedical fields; at the |
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center of one of the largest cybersecurity ecosystems in the |
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nation, the university is home to the National Security |
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Collaboration Center, the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation |
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Institute, and the School of Data Science, the first of its kind in |
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Texas; demonstrating a commitment to high-impact research and |
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applied technology development, the university is launching the |
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College of AI, Cyber, and Computing in fall 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, UT Health San Antonio is a nationally ranked |
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academic health center with six professional health education |
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schools; it is also a global leader for clinical medicine research, |
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including in such specialties as cancer, aging, Alzheimer's and |
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dementia, infectious diseases, and mental and behavioral health; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In summer 2025, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio will |
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combine to become the third-largest public research university in |
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the state; the new entity will encompass more than 40,000 students, |
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nearly 16,000 employees, $467 million in research expenditures, a |
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$2.2 billion budget, and a $1.1 billion endowment; its direct |
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economic impact to Texas is estimated to be over $6 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio partnered to create |
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the UT School of Public Health San Antonio, which educates |
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professionals who identify health trends, develop prevention |
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strategies, and implement programs to address health issues across |
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populations; another collaboration of UTSA and UT Health, the San |
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Antonio Life Sciences Institute has expanded the state's health |
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sciences workforce in the areas of neuroscience, cancer prevention, |
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infectious disease, and regenerative medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio and The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have |
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provided countless students with a strong foundation for |
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achievement, and the merger of these outstanding institutions will |
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enable them to make an even greater impact in the local community |
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and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as UTSA and UT |
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Health San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm |
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welcome to the visiting delegation. |