81R9679 MDM-D
By: Naishtat H.R. No. 670
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns will unite today at the State
Capitol to celebrate Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2009 and to
promote higher education in the state of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Alumni from the two schools total over 700,000, and
Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin have a
combined annual enrollment of more than 95,000 students, with over
22,000 students receiving degrees each year; the schools boast
superb museums and libraries, including the George Bush
Presidential Library and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and
Museum, and both universities are renowned for their exceptional
research; and
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at
Austin help prepare Texas youth for higher education through the
universities' six outreach centers located throughout the state,
and more than 90 percent of the centers' participants have
successfully pursued higher education; and
WHEREAS, The universities' faculties feature Nobel laureates
and nationally recognized scholars, and the student bodies include
national merit scholars, Olympic gold medalists, and many of the
Lone Star State's most promising young people; in addition, the
schools offer an amazing range of postgraduate opportunities with
nearly 300 graduate degree programs; and
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at
Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions of
higher education on the state, national, and international levels,
and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two exceptional
state university systems; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 3, 2009, as Orange and Maroon
Legislative Day and commend alumni from Texas A&M University and
The University of Texas at Austin for their commitment to promoting
higher education in the Lone Star State.