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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of the Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center are convening at the State |
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Capitol on February 26, 2025, to celebrate the university's legacy |
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of advancing rural health care, education, and research in Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1969 as Texas Tech University School |
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of Medicine, the institution was renamed Texas Tech University |
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Health Sciences Center in 1979, and it has become a comprehensive |
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health research institution; throughout its history, it has been a |
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leader in addressing rural health care challenges across the State |
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of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, TTUHSC remains committed to its foundational |
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mission of serving the health care needs of the predominantly |
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underserved West Texas region, which encompasses 121 counties |
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representing 35 percent of the state's population and 54 percent of |
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its land mass; the university continues to expand access to care |
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through innovative models that benefit communities across Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed institution provides top-quality |
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academic and clinical education, and it has graduated more than |
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42,000 health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, |
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pharmacists, researchers, and other key practitioners; the |
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institution is composed of six distinguished schools, the School of |
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Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Health Professions, |
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the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, the Graduate School of |
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Biomedical Sciences, and the Julia Jones Matthews School of |
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Population and Public Health, with locations in Abilene, Amarillo, |
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Dallas, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa; and |
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WHEREAS, Nationally recognized for its innovative programs, |
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academic achievements, and cutting-edge research, TTUHSC also |
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offers a variety of community-based services, many of which have |
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become statewide models for addressing the unique challenges of |
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rural health care; the university has also pioneered the use of |
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telehealth and other technologies to reach underserved areas; and |
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WHEREAS, A cornerstone educational institution in the Lone |
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Star State, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has |
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graduated generations of future health care professionals who have |
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gone on to make tangible, life-changing impacts on patients and |
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drive medical discovery; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for |
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its contributions to rural health care, education, and research and |
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extend to all those affiliated with the institution sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |