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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech |
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University System are gathering at the State Capitol on March 12, |
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2025, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star State; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System, governed by a |
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nine-member board of regents and led by its chancellor, Dr. Tedd L. |
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Mitchell, consists of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University |
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Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University, Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center El Paso, and Midwestern State |
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University; boasting over 400,000 alumni, the system is dedicated |
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to advancing higher education, health care, research, and outreach |
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across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Established more than a century ago, Texas Tech |
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University, the flagship institution of the Texas Tech University |
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System, is a major comprehensive research university led by its |
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president, Dr. Lawrence Schovanec; over 40,000 students are |
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enrolled across 10 colleges and 3 schools, and this year, the |
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inaugural class of students will graduate from the Texas Tech |
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University School of Veterinary Medicine, providing trained |
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veterinarians to rural communities where they are needed most; the |
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university has earned the Very High Research Activity designation |
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from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher |
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Education, and it is one of only 107 public research institutions in |
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the nation to achieve Tier One status; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has |
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grown from a school of medicine into a comprehensive health-related |
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institution encompassing six schools, which have trained more than |
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42,000 health care professionals; under the able leadership of its |
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president, Dr. Lori Rice-Spearman, it produces about 24 percent of |
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all degrees and certificates awarded by health-related |
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institutions in the state; in addition, the university serves as a |
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vital health care resource across a vast 121-county area, and it is |
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at the forefront of rural health innovation; and |
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WHEREAS, Angelo State University joined the Texas Tech |
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University System in 2007, and under the guidance of its president, |
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General Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr., it enrolls over 11,500 students; the |
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university was one of the first in Texas to offer a degree in cyber |
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defense certified by the National Security Agency; its |
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award-winning Regional Security Operations Center, the first in the |
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state, has become a nationwide model for public-private |
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collaborative cybersecurity programs; notably, the university is |
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affordable, allowing many students to graduate with little to no |
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debt; the university has been named to The Princeton Review's "Best |
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Colleges" list every year since 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso |
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became a stand-alone institution in 2013, making it the fourth |
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member of the Texas Tech University System; among its four endowed |
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schools is the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, which has |
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expanded access to critical dental care for West Texans and |
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addresses the dentist shortage in underserved communities; |
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overseen by its president, Dr. Richard Lange, the university |
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enrolls approximately 1,000 students, and it is home to the first |
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medical school on the nation's southern border; in 2025, it will |
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break ground on a world-class cancer center, bringing critical |
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comprehensive cancer care to the region; and |
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WHEREAS, Midwestern State University, which boasts a |
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100-year history of educational excellence in North Texas, became |
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the fifth and newest addition to the Texas Tech University System in |
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2021; benefiting from the leadership of its president, Dr. Stacy |
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Haynie, the university consists of six colleges and a graduate |
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school, and it enrolls more than 5,300 students; Midwestern State |
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University is also a key economic driver in the Wichita Falls area; |
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the university pairs engaging academic programs with hands-on |
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research opportunities that address workforce demands; |
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additionally, the university has partnered with Sheppard Air Force |
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Base to expand educational opportunities for active-duty military |
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members and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, True to their missions, the Texas Tech University |
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System and its five component institutions are enhancing higher |
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education and health care, and their remarkable achievements and |
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many contributions to the Lone Star State are indeed worthy of |
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special recognition; 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 March 12, 2025, as Texas Tech |
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University System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome |
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to the visiting delegation. |