1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 351 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 3 | | recognize the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory |
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4 | 4 | | on the occasion of the institution's 50th anniversary; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Texas legislators created the Texas A&M |
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6 | 6 | | Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in 1967 during the |
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7 | 7 | | regular session of the 60th Legislature; the laboratory formally |
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8 | 8 | | opened in College Station in 1969; its mission is to promote |
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9 | 9 | | animal health and protect agricultural health, companion animal |
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10 | 10 | | health, and public health through excellence in veterinary |
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11 | 11 | | diagnostic services; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Today the institution is comprised of two |
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13 | 13 | | full-service laboratories, located in College Station and |
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14 | 14 | | Amarillo, and two poultry laboratories that are in Center and |
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15 | 15 | | Gonzales; the institute's primary clients include animal owners, |
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16 | 16 | | veterinarians, and an array of state and federal agencies; the |
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17 | 17 | | laboratories provide the testing required for the movement of |
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18 | 18 | | animals across international, interstate, and intrastate |
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19 | 19 | | borders; and |
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20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The success of the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical |
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21 | 21 | | Diagnostic Laboratory can be attributed to a dedicated and |
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22 | 22 | | skilled staff of professionals, technicians, and administrators |
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23 | 23 | | and to the professional relationships the institution has |
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24 | 24 | | developed with the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary |
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25 | 25 | | Medicine and Biomedical Science, practicing veterinarians, and |
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26 | 26 | | members of the general public; now, therefore, be it |
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27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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28 | 28 | | Legislature, hereby commend all who have helped the Texas A&M |
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29 | 29 | | Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory fulfill its mission |
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30 | 30 | | of excellence in veterinary diagnostic service and extend to |
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31 | 31 | | them congratulations on the laboratory's 50th anniversary; and, |
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32 | 32 | | be it further |
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33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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34 | 34 | | expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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35 | 35 | | Schwertner |
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36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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37 | 37 | | President of the Senate |
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38 | 38 | | I hereby certify that the |
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39 | 39 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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40 | 40 | | the Senate on March 6, 2017. |
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41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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42 | 42 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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44 | 44 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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