SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 145
WHEREAS, Students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators,
and members of the board of regents from the University of Houston
are visiting Austin on February 12, 2019, to participate in
University of Houston Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The Tier One campus is located in the nation's
fourth largest city, within a region that is home to a quarter of
the state's population and that generates nearly a third of the
state's gross product; the student body, numbering more than
46,000, including many first-generation college students,
mirrors the rich cultural tapestry of Houston; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the university awards more than 10,000
degrees in 261 undergraduate and graduate academic programs; it now
counts more than 285,000 alumni, many of whom stay in Texas, where
they contribute to the success of our communities and our state; and
WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of chancellor and
president Renu Khator, the university launched a $1 billion
system-wide fund-raising campaign that is close to reaching its
goal, fueled in part by gifts such as the one that will cover
tuition for the entire inaugural class of the new University of
Houston College of Medicine, whose focus is to prepare doctors to
serve in the state's underserved communities; and
WHEREAS, The university is home to five nationally funded
research centers and 25 university research centers and
institutes, and had $177.7 million in research expenditures last
year, mainly in the critical areas of cyber and national
security, drug discovery and development, sustainable
communities and infrastructure, and accessible health care; and
WHEREAS, For more than nine decades, the University of
Houston has contributed significantly to creating generation
after generation of productive and responsible citizens; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby recognize February 12, 2019, as University
of Houston Day at the State Capitol and extend to all
participants sincere best wishes for an informative and
enjoyable visit.
Miles
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 12, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate