TITLE: Recognizing February 19, 2019, as Tarleton State University Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 19, 2019, as Tarleton State University Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff from Tarleton State University are gathering in Austin on February 19, 2019, in celebration of Tarleton State University Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The school was established in 1899 as John Tarleton College, a four-year liberal arts college, with an endowment from a Stephenville landowner and namesake; in 1917, during the 35th Legislature, John Tarleton Agricultural College joined the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College as inaugural members of The Texas A&M University System; and WHEREAS, Today, Tarleton's enrollment surpasses 13,000 students distributed among 7 colleges, with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, and Bryan; the university offers more than 100 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, including a new Ph.D. program in criminal justice; and WHEREAS, Tarleton benefits from the support of the Texas Legislature, the cooperation of local governments, and the leadership of its president, Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio, its governing board, The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and system chancellor John Sharp; with a strong commitment to growth, the university anticipates a number of exciting initiatives in 2019, including the opening of the first academic facility at its new Fort Worth campus, an expanded and renovated Memorial Stadium, a new engineering building, and replacement facilities at the Tarleton Agricultural Center following a 2016 tornado; and WHEREAS, Long known for its service to first-generation students, Tarleton remains focused on timely and successful degree completion, and it maintains a reputation as one of the most efficient and affordable universities in the nation; and WHEREAS, Now in its 120th year, Tarleton State University looks forward to the future while taking pride in its rich history, and it will continue to provide its students with an outstanding education and a solid foundation for success in the years to come; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 19, 2019, as Tarleton State University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. Sheffield Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Fierro Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White Frullo Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Geren Murphy Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu Goldman Neave Zedler Gonz lez of Dallas Nev rez Zerwas Gonz lez of El Paso Noble Zwiener Goodwin Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 375 was adopted by the House on February 19, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House