89R12445 TBO-D
By: Perry S.R. No. 129
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of the Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center are convening at the State
Capitol on February 26, 2025, to celebrate the university's legacy
of advancing rural health care, education, and research in Texas;
and
WHEREAS, Established in 1969 as Texas Tech University School
of Medicine, the institution was renamed Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center in 1979, and it has become a comprehensive
health research institution; throughout its history, it has been a
leader in addressing rural health care challenges across the State
of Texas; and
WHEREAS, TTUHSC remains committed to its foundational
mission of serving the health care needs of the predominantly
underserved West Texas region, which encompasses 121 counties
representing 35 percent of the state's population and 54 percent of
its land mass; the university continues to expand access to care
through innovative models that benefit communities across Texas;
and
WHEREAS, This esteemed institution provides top-quality
academic and clinical education, and it has graduated more than
42,000 health care professionals, including doctors, nurses,
pharmacists, researchers, and other key practitioners; the
institution is composed of six distinguished schools, the 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, with locations in Abilene, Amarillo,
Dallas, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa; and
WHEREAS, Nationally recognized for its innovative programs,
academic achievements, and cutting-edge research, TTUHSC also
offers a variety of community-based services, many of which have
become statewide models for addressing the unique challenges of
rural health care; the university has also pioneered the use of
telehealth and other technologies to reach underserved areas; and
WHEREAS, A cornerstone educational institution in the Lone
Star State, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has
graduated generations of future health care professionals who have
gone on to make tangible, life-changing impacts on patients and
drive medical discovery; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby honor the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for
its contributions to rural health care, education, and research and
extend to all those affiliated with the institution sincere best
wishes for continued success; 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 Senate.