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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 66
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	2	+	By: Miles, et al. S.R. No. 66
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
2	8		WHEREAS, Students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators,
3	9		and members of the board of regents from the University of Houston
4	10		are visiting Austin on February 11, 2025, to participate in
5	11		University of Houston Day at the State Capitol; and
6	12		WHEREAS, The Tier One university is located in the nation's
7		-	fourth-largest city, and it serves students at instructional
8		-	sites in Sugar Land and Katy as well as at the UH Technology
9		-	Bridge; the institution is located within a region that is home
10		-	to a quarter of the state's population and that generates nearly
11		-	a third of the state's gross product; the student body, numbering
12		-	more than 46,600, including many first-generation college
13		-	students, mirrors the rich cultural tapestry of Houston; and
14		-	WHEREAS, Each year, the university awards over 11,000
15		-	degrees in 281 undergraduate and graduate academic programs; it
16		-	now counts more than 332,900 alumni, many of whom stay in Texas,
17		-	where they contribute to the success of our communities and
18		-	state; and
	13	+	fourth-largest city, and it serves students at instructional sites
	14	+	in Sugar Land and Katy as well as at the UH Technology Bridge; the
	15	+	institution is located within a region that is home to a quarter of
	16	+	the state's population and that generates nearly a third of the
	17	+	state's gross product; the student body, numbering more than
	18	+	46,600, including many first-generation college students, mirrors
	19	+	the rich cultural tapestry of Houston; and
	20	+	WHEREAS, Each year, the university awards over 11,000 degrees
	21	+	in 281 undergraduate and graduate academic programs; it now counts
	22	+	more than 332,900 alumni, many of whom stay in Texas, where they
	23	+	contribute to the success of our communities and state; and
19	24		WHEREAS, In the 17th year under the leadership of president
20		-	Renu Khator, the University of Houston has set its sights on
21		-	being ranked among our country's top 50 public universities,
22		-	which will be achieved as a result of rapidly improving
23		-	graduation rates, the ability to improve the social mobility of
24		-	its students, and the recognition of the research excellence of
25		-	its faculty; and
26		-	WHEREAS, The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of
27		-	Medicine, established after the passage of H.B. 826 during the
28		-	86th Texas Legislative Session, was founded on a social mission
29		-	to improve health in underserved communities in Houston and
30		-	across Texas; the college emphasizes the importance primary care
31		-	plays in the health of all Texans, especially in urban and rural
32		-	communities, and in four years, it has already graduated its
33		-	first class of doctors and has a current enrollment of 210
34		-	students; and
35		-	WHEREAS, The University of Houston is helping to improve
36		-	the health of Texans, with one in four UH students enrolled in a
	25	+	Renu Khator, the University of Houston has set its sights on being
	26	+	ranked among our country's top 50 public universities, which will
	27	+	be achieved as a result of rapidly improving graduation rates, the
	28	+	ability to improve the social mobility of its students, and the
	29	+	recognition of the research excellence of its faculty; and
	30	+	WHEREAS, The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine,
	31	+	established after the passage of H.B. 826 during the 86th Texas
	32	+	Legislative Session, was founded on a social mission to improve
	33	+	health in underserved communities in Houston and across Texas; the
	34	+	college emphasizes the importance primary care plays in the health
	35	+	of all Texans, especially in urban and rural communities, and in
	36	+	four years, it has already graduated its first class of doctors and
	37	+	has a current enrollment of 210 students; and
	38	+	WHEREAS, The University of Houston is helping to improve the
	39	+	health of Texans, with one in four UH students enrolled in a
37	40		health-related program; the university provides 450,000 hours of
38	41		patient care in clinical and community settings annually in a
39		-	variety of fields across Texas, and 85 percent of its graduates
40		-	in health-related fields are employed in Texas; and
	42	+	variety of fields across Texas, and 85 percent of its graduates in
	43	+	health-related fields are employed in Texas; and
41	44		WHEREAS, The university is home to 12 nationally funded
42		-	research centers and 27 university research centers and
43		-	institutes, and it has spent over $230 million in research
44		-	expenditures annually, mainly in the critical areas of cyber- and
45		-	national security, drug discovery and development, sustainable
46		-	communities and infrastructure, and accessible health care; and
47		-	WHEREAS, The University of Houston athletics competes in
48		-	17 different sports with more than 400 student-athletes; several
49		-	of the athletic teams have represented the university on the
50		-	national stage, including the Cougar men's basketball team led by
51		-	head coach Kelvin Sampson that has advanced to five NCAA Sweet
52		-	Sixteen tournaments in a row; following in the footsteps of the
53		-	previous year's team, the 2023-2024 team earned a No. 1 ranking
54		-	in the country, generating nationwide support and excitement
55		-	similar to the Phi Slama Jama era in the early 1980s; beginning in
56		-	the summer of 2023, Houston now competes in a Power 5 conference
57		-	after its acceptance to join the Big 12 Conference; and
58		-	WHEREAS, For nearly a century, the University of Houston
59		-	has contributed significantly to creating generation after
60		-	generation of productive and responsible citizens; now,
61		-	therefore, be it
62		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
63		-	Legislature, hereby recognize February 11, 2025, as University
64		-	of Houston Day at the State Capitol and extend to all
65		-	participants sincere best wishes for an informative and
66		-	enjoyable visit.
67		-	Miles
68		-	Alvarado Eckhardt Kolkhorst Alvarado Eckhardt Kolkhorst
69		-	Alvarado Eckhardt Kolkhorst
70		-	Bettencourt Flores Middleton Bettencourt Flores Middleton
71		-	Bettencourt Flores Middleton
72		-	Birdwell Hancock Parker Birdwell Hancock Parker
73		-	Birdwell Hancock Parker
74		-	Cook Huffman West Cook Huffman West
75		-	Cook Huffman West
76		-	Creighton Zaffirini Creighton Zaffirini
77		-	Creighton Zaffirini
78		-	Patrick, President of the Senate
79		-	________________________________
80		-	President of the Senate
81		-	I hereby certify that the
82		-	above Resolution was adopted by
83		-	the Senate on February 11, 2025.
84		-	________________________________
85		-	Secretary of the Senate
86		-	________________________________
87		-	Member, Texas Senate
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91		-	Alvarado Eckhardt Kolkhorst
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95		-	Bettencourt Flores Middleton
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99		-	Birdwell Hancock Parker
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103		-	Cook Huffman West
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107		-	Creighton Zaffirini
	45	+	research centers and 27 university research centers and institutes,
	46	+	and it has spent over $230 million in research expenditures
	47	+	annually, mainly in the critical areas of cyber- and national
	48	+	security, drug discovery and development, sustainable communities
	49	+	and infrastructure, and accessible health care; and
	50	+	WHEREAS, The University of Houston athletics competes in 17
	51	+	different sports with more than 400 student-athletes; several of
	52	+	the athletic teams have represented the university on the national
	53	+	stage, including the Cougar men's basketball team led by head coach
	54	+	Kelvin Sampson that has advanced to five NCAA Sweet Sixteen
	55	+	tournaments in a row; following in the footsteps of the previous
	56	+	year's team, the 2023-2024 team earned a No. 1 ranking in the
	57	+	country, generating nationwide support and excitement similar to
	58	+	the Phi Slama Jama era in the early 1980s; beginning in the summer
	59	+	of 2023, Houston now competes in a Power 5 conference after its
	60	+	acceptance to join the Big 12 Conference; and
	61	+	WHEREAS, For nearly a century, the University of Houston has
	62	+	contributed significantly to creating generation after generation
	63	+	of productive and responsible citizens; now, therefore, be it
	64	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	65	+	hereby recognize February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day at
	66	+	the State Capitol and extend to all participants sincere best
	67	+	wishes for an informative and enjoyable visit.