H.R. No. 761

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is
	celebrating its 10th anniversary in August 2025; and
	WHEREAS, Known for its broad range of academic programs,
	affordable tuition, and supportive campus environment, The
	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is an award-winning
	institution that has conveyed more than 56,000 degrees since
	opening its doors in 2015; and
	WHEREAS, Significant accomplishments during the university's
	first decade of operation include adding 42 new bachelor's,
	master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs and an
	increase in research expenditures of nearly 600 percent; ongoing
	student success is reflected in the university's record-breaking
	enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; and
	WHEREAS, This exemplary institution made historic strides in
	medical education when it opened the only school of medicine in
	South Texas in 2016, and it has since expanded quality health care
	services in the region with 25 clinical care sites throughout the
	Rio Grande Valley; and
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley opened the
	state's first School of Podiatric Medicine in 2022 and will further
	expand student opportunities with the opening of the region's first
	comprehensive academic cancer and surgery center in 2025 and the
	state's second School of Optometry in 2027; and
	WHEREAS, In 2021, the university's Student Government
	Association executed a student referendum that would enhance campus
	life by adding a Division I Football Championship Subdivision team
	and other programs, and in the fall of 2025, the football team will
	kick off its inaugural season and establish the first Division I
	college football program at the university and in the region; and
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has earned
	national acclaim for its commitment to value, social mobility, and
	economic impact and has been ranked the number one university in
	Texas in 2023 and 2024 by Washington Monthly magazine and the number
	one best public university in Texas for value and social mobility by
	The Wall Street Journal; the school has further gained recognition
	as a community engaged university by the Carnegie Foundation; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of The
	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and extend to its leaders,
	faculty, and staff congratulations on a decade of success and best
	wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Canales
	Longoria
	Martinez
	Guillen
	Muñoz
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 761 was adopted by the House on April 3,
	2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House