SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 32
         WHEREAS, Representatives of The University of Texas at
  San Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center
  at San Antonio are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4,
  2025, providing a fitting opportunity to congratulate the
  institutions on their merger; and
 
         WHEREAS, Categorized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie
  Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UTSA
  boasts a rapidly growing portfolio of research in
  cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and
  biomedical fields; at the center of one of the largest
  cybersecurity ecosystems in the nation, the university is home
  to the National Security Collaboration Center, the
  Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and the
  School of Data Science, the first of its kind in Texas;
  demonstrating a commitment to high-impact research and applied
  technology development, the university is launching the
  College of AI, Cyber, and Computing in fall 2025; and
 
         WHEREAS, UT Health San Antonio is a nationally ranked
  academic health center with six professional health education
  schools; it is also a global leader for clinical medicine
  research, including in such specialties as cancer, aging,
  Alzheimer's and dementia, infectious diseases, and mental and
  behavioral health; and
 
         WHEREAS, In summer 2025, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio
  will combine to become the third-largest public research
  university in the state; the new entity will encompass more than
  40,000 students, nearly 16,000 employees, $467 million in
  research expenditures, a $2.2 billion budget, and a $1.1 billion
  endowment; its direct economic impact to Texas is estimated to be
  over $6 billion; and
 
         WHEREAS, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio partnered to
  create the UT School of Public Health San Antonio, which
  educates professionals who identify health trends, develop
  prevention strategies, and implement programs to address
  health issues across populations; another collaboration of
  UTSA and UT Health, the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute has
  expanded the state's health sciences workforce in the areas of
  neuroscience, cancer prevention, infectious disease, and
  regenerative medicine; and
 
         WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio and The
  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have
  provided countless students with a strong foundation for
  achievement, and the merger of these outstanding institutions
  will enable them to make an even greater impact in the local
  community and beyond; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
  Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as UTSA and UT
  Health San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm
  welcome to the visiting delegation.
 
  Menéndez, Campbell
  Gutierrez, Zaffirini
 
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 4, 2025.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate