H.R. No. 574
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech
University System are gathering at the State Capitol on March 4,
2015, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star State;
and
WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System, governed by a
nine-member board of regents and Chancellor Robert L. Duncan,
consists of Texas Tech University, Angelo State University, and the
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centers at Lubbock and El
Paso; the system is a $1.7 billion enterprise currently educating
nearly 47,000 students, averaging more than $200 million in
research expenditures annually, and counting approximately 290,000
alumni; in addition, it has an endowment of over $1 billion and some
17,000 faculty and staff focused on advancing higher education,
health care, research, and outreach across the state; and
WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides innovative
educational and research opportunities; Texas Tech University is a
major comprehensive research university, led by President M. Duane
Nellis; enrolling more than 35,000 students in 10 colleges and two
schools, TTU has set a new fall enrollment record for the past eight
years, and it has seen an enrollment increase of 25 percent since
2007; with the goal of being one of the nation's premier research
institutions, the university's total expenditures in that area
topped $153 million in 2014; moreover, 10 faculty members were
awarded grants from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in 2013, the
most of any university in its class in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is
composed of five schools in various health care disciplines,
including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, allied health sciences, and
biomedical sciences, and has trained more than 20,000 health care
professionals; overseen by Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, TTUHSC enrolls
more than 4,500 students and has tripled its research expenditures
over the past five years, with significant studies under way in
areas such as aging, cancer, reproduction, and genetic diseases;
the university also graduates more health care professionals than
any other health-related institution in Texas and addresses the
medical needs of more than 2.5 million people who live throughout a
vast 108-county area; and
WHEREAS, Joining the system in 2007, Angelo State University
enrolls nearly 6,500 students in five colleges and is directed by
President Brian J. May; ASU was the first university in the state to
offer a degree in computer science and has been named to the
Princeton Review's "Best Colleges" list for the past six years;
unique to ASU, its Carr Scholarship program is funded by one of the
largest endowments at a regional university in the United States,
thus making scholarships attainable by one of every five of its
students; and
WHEREAS, The fourth and newest member of the system, Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso became a
comprehensive health-related institution in 2013 and encompasses
the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, the Gayle Greve Hunt School
of Nursing, and a regional Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences;
headed by Dr. Richard A. Lange, the university has enrolled nearly
500 students, is home to the first medical school on the nation's
southern border, and conducts important research focused on cancer,
diabetes and obesity, infectious diseases, and neurosciences; and
WHEREAS, True to their missions, the Texas Tech University
System and its four component institutions continue to serve as
influential leaders in the higher education and health care
landscapes, and in so doing, they are contributing to the
remarkable achievements of the state as a whole; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2015, as Texas Tech
University System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome
to all those from the system who are visiting here today.
Frullo
Burrows
Craddick
Straus González Otto Straus González Otto
Straus González Otto
Allen Guerra Paddie Allen Guerra Paddie
Allen Guerra Paddie
Alonzo Guillen Parker Alonzo Guillen Parker
Alonzo Guillen Parker
Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
Anchia Harless Peña Anchia Harless Peña
Anchia Harless Peña
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
Ashby Howard Pickett Ashby Howard Pickett
Ashby Howard Pickett
Aycock Huberty Price Aycock Huberty Price
Aycock Huberty Price
Bell Hughes Raney Bell Hughes Raney
Bell Hughes Raney
Bernal Hunter Raymond Bernal Hunter Raymond
Bernal Hunter Raymond
Blanco Isaac Reynolds Blanco Isaac Reynolds
Blanco Isaac Reynolds
Bohac Israel Riddle Bohac Israel Riddle
Bohac Israel Riddle
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
Button King of Parker Sanford Button King of Parker Sanford
Button King of Parker Sanford
Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
Clardy Klick Schubert Clardy Klick Schubert
Clardy Klick Schubert
Coleman Koop Shaheen Coleman Koop Shaheen
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets Collier Krause Sheets
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson Crownover Larson Simpson
Crownover Larson Simpson
Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
Dale Leach Smithee Dale Leach Smithee
Dale Leach Smithee
Darby Longoria Spitzer Darby Longoria Spitzer
Darby Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
Deshotel Márquez Stickland Deshotel Márquez Stickland
Deshotel Márquez Stickland
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin
Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin
Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris
Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris
Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farney Miles VanDeaver Farney Miles VanDeaver
Farney Miles VanDeaver
Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba
Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Flynn Moody Walle Flynn Moody Walle
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morrison White of Bell Frank Morrison White of Bell
Frank Morrison White of Bell
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Galindo Murphy Workman Galindo Murphy Workman
Galindo Murphy Workman
Geren Murr Wray Geren Murr Wray
Geren Murr Wray
Giddings Naishtat Wu Giddings Naishtat Wu
Giddings Naishtat Wu
Goldman Nevárez Zedler Goldman Nevárez Zedler
Goldman Nevárez Zedler
Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 574 was adopted by the House on March 4,
2015, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus González Otto
Allen Guerra Paddie
Alonzo Guillen Parker
Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
Anchia Harless Peña
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
Ashby Howard Pickett
Aycock Huberty Price
Bell Hughes Raney
Bernal Hunter Raymond
Blanco Isaac Reynolds
Bohac Israel Riddle
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
Button King of Parker Sanford
Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
Clardy Klick Schubert
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson
Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
Dale Leach Smithee
Darby Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
Deshotel Márquez Stickland
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin
Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris
Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farney Miles VanDeaver
Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morrison White of Bell
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Galindo Murphy Workman
Geren Murr Wray
Giddings Naishtat Wu
Goldman Nevárez Zedler
Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas