SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 129
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 State of Texas, 89th
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 from
the Texas Senate.
Perry
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 26, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate