88R24582 BPG-D
By: King, Kolkhorst S.R. No. 507
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texas Christian University is celebrating its 150th
anniversary in 2023; and
WHEREAS, TCU was founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring by brothers
Addison and Randolph Clark, ministers and teachers from nearby Fort
Worth; they welcomed 13 students to Add-Ran Male and Female
College, and within five years, enrollment reached 450; after
affiliating with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the
institution became known as Add-Ran Christian University, and in
1895, it moved to Waco; the school soon chose a mascot, the horned
frog, and its colors, purple and white; it adopted its present-day
name in 1902; and
WHEREAS, In 1910, a major fire destroyed the main building
and badly damaged other facilities; in the wake of that disaster,
the college accepted Fort Worth's offer of 50 acres and $200,000 to
relocate to the city; on its new campus, the institution
flourished, and the end of World War II marked the beginning of a
long period of significant growth; TCU purchased an adjoining
106-acre golf course and by 1965, it had added more than 25
buildings; gaining stature, it toughened entrance requirements,
expanded advanced study offerings, and approved Ph.D. programs; and
WHEREAS, TCU has continued its rise in the 21st century,
opening the Campus Commons, including the Brown-Lupton University
Union, and establishing the John V. Roach Honors College; Anne
Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Fort Worth's M.D. school, has an
enrollment of 240 and will graduate its first class in 2023;
moreover the endowment has passed the $2 billion mark, and
enrollment today is approximately 12,000; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, TCU has gained a reputation for
academic excellence, strong traditions, a vibrant student
experience, campus culture, and Greek life, and ardent support for
student-athletes, who have achieved high recognition; the Horned
Frogs have been particularly dominant in baseball, making five
College World Series appearances in the past 13 years, as well as in
equestrian events, tennis, and women's soccer, among other sports;
the 2022 football team became the first team in Texas to earn the
opportunity to compete for the national championship in the College
Football Playoff; since 2010, the TCU rifle team has won three
national championships, and it is the only all-female team to win a
national title in this coed sport; the men's basketball team has
made three NCAA tournament appearances in the last six seasons; and
WHEREAS, Today, TCU is a world-class, values-centered
private university, comprised of nine schools and colleges, and it
has a legacy of creating leaders who shape and improve the world for
the greater good; it offers an unmatched student experience and
academic environment to students from diverse backgrounds from Fort
Worth, the state of Texas, and across the globe; and
WHEREAS, TCU students, faculty, and staff offer valuable
research, scholarly activity, artistic and cultural assets, a
diverse array of talent, and significant economic benefit to the
region and state; the rich history of Texas Christian University is
a source of tremendous pride to its network of more than 100,000
alumni around the world, and this outstanding institution is sure
to continue to build on this foundation of excellence in the years
to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Texas
Christian University and extend to the TCU community sincere best
wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.