SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 683
WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M
University--San Antonio are celebrating the school's 10th
anniversary in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Texas A&M University--San Antonio was established
as a stand-alone institution in May 2009, after Governor Rick
Perry signed into law Senate Bill 629 from the 81st Texas
Legislature; that momentous occasion was the culmination of a
process that had begun in 1997, when Senator Frank Madla first
requested proposals to create a college in South San Antonio; the
first classes convened in 2000 under the name Texas A&M
University-Kingsville System Center-San Antonio, and the
campus's permanent home was established in 2007 with the receipt
of nearly 700 acres from the Verano Land Group; and
WHEREAS, The first upper-division institution of higher
education on the city's South Side, Texas A&M University--San
Antonio has filled a vital need in the community, and it has grown
dramatically; by the fall of 2017, the school had seen a 340
percent increase in enrollment over the previous nine years; to
keep pace with the needs of its students, the university has
opened a number of state-of-the-art facilities, including the
recent additions of Esperanza Hall, the Presidio Gallery, and the
Science and Technology Building; and
WHEREAS, Today Texas A&M University--San Antonio serves
nearly 6,500 students--approximately 77 percent of whom are the
first in their family to attend college--and the school has
graduated more than 8,000 alumni; offering degrees in over 30
undergraduate and graduate courses of study, the university
provides students with the opportunity to earn an affordable
education in a variety of in-demand fields, such as education,
business, criminology, biology, and information technology and
cybersecurity; and
WHEREAS, During the past decade, Texas A&M University--San
Antonio has given thousands of Texans a strong academic
foundation on which to build, and the school is indeed deserving
of recognition as it celebrates this important milestone in its
history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of Texas
A&M University--San Antonio and extend to all those associated
with the institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Texas A&M University--San Antonio as an expression
of high regard by the Texas Senate.
Flores
Alvarado Huffman Perry Alvarado Huffman Perry
Alvarado Huffman Perry
Bettencourt Hughes Powell Bettencourt Hughes Powell
Bettencourt Hughes Powell
Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez
Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez
Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner
Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner
Campbell Lucio Seliger Campbell Lucio Seliger
Campbell Lucio Seliger
Creighton Menéndez Taylor Creighton Menéndez Taylor
Creighton Menéndez Taylor
Fallon Miles Watson Fallon Miles Watson
Fallon Miles Watson
Hall Nelson West Hall Nelson West
Hall Nelson West
Hancock Nichols Whitmire Hancock Nichols Whitmire
Hancock Nichols Whitmire
Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini
Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 9, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Huffman Perry
Bettencourt Hughes Powell
Birdwell Johnson Rodríguez
Buckingham Kolkhorst Schwertner
Campbell Lucio Seliger
Creighton Menéndez Taylor
Fallon Miles Watson
Hall Nelson West
Hancock Nichols Whitmire
Hinojosa Paxton Zaffirini