83R8621 BK-D
By: Coleman H.R. No. 424
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, February 13, 2013, is University of Houston System
Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion provides a fitting
opportunity to recognize all those associated with the institutions
that are part of this notable system; and
WHEREAS, The University of Houston System is composed of the
University of Houston, the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the
University of Houston-Downtown, and the University of
Houston-Victoria, and off-campus teaching centers UH-Sugar Land,
UHS-Cinco Ranch, UHCL-Pearland, UHS-Northwest, and UHS-Texas
Medical Center; with a current enrollment of 66,000 students in
Southeast Texas and the Coastal Bend region, UH System components
are meeting higher education needs in an area that is home to a
quarter of the state's population and that generates nearly a third
of the state's gross product; and
WHEREAS, More than 300,000 students have graduated from the
four UH System universities, and a great majority of them remain in
Texas to live and work, thereby adding to the economic and social
vitality of the state, and the regional economic impact of the
system itself is over $3 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, Today, the system benefits from the able leadership
of chancellor and University of Houston president Renu Khator,
University of Houston-Clear Lake president William Staples,
University of Houston-Downtown president Bill Flores, and
University of Houston-Victoria president Phil Castille; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of Houston
System has provided students with an outstanding education and a
strong foundation for the future, and in so doing, it has played a
pivotal role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 13, 2013, as University of
Houston System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to
all those from the UH System who are visiting here today.