H.R. No. 487
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center are celebrating 54 years as an
independent university within the Texas Tech University system; and
WHEREAS, Launched in 1969 as Texas Tech University School of
Medicine, it was renamed Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center in 1979 when it became a full-fledged health research
institution; throughout its history, TTUHSC has been a leader in
rural health care for the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Today, the university offers top-quality academic
and clinical education for the next generation of doctors, nurses,
pharmacists, researchers, and other health care professionals
while furthering its foundational mission of providing world-class
health care to the people of West Texas; TTUHSC is focused on
transforming health care through innovation and collaboration,
offering solutions that serve as models of care throughout the
state; the institution encompasses six schools, TTUHSC School of
Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Health Professions,
the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, the Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences, and the Julia Jones Matthews School of
Population and Public Health, and it maintains campuses in Abilene,
Amarillo, Dallas, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa; and
WHEREAS, TTUHSC educates students, provides patient care,
and conducts biomedical and clinical research; the university
graduates the most health care professionals in the State of Texas,
and it has been recognized as a pioneer in telehealth; having served
hundreds of thousands of patients since the first telemedicine
consult in 1990, the institution continues to lead efforts to
expand access to care in underserved areas; in addition, TTUHSC is
nationally recognized for innovative programs, academic
achievement, and cutting-edge research; and
WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has
graduated more than 37,000 highly qualified health care
professionals who are serving patients and driving medical
discovery in tangible, life-changing ways in Texas and around the
world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center on its achievements and extend to all those associated with
the institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for TTUHSC as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Tepper
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 487 was adopted by the House on March
8, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House