TITLE: Honoring the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University.

SUMMARY: Honoring the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Representatives from the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University are gathering at the State Capitol on February 21, 2023, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity to recognize the college; and WHEREAS, Serving to strengthen the land grant mission of Prairie View A&M University, which is part of The Texas A&M University System, the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences offers a diverse and well-rounded curriculum with programs in the areas of animal and veterinary sciences, human sciences, nutrition and food security, and plant and environmental sciences; and WHEREAS, The college oversees a 770-acre research and demonstration farm and holds classes at a modern facility that opened in 2016 with state-of-the-art labs, instruments, and greenhouses; researchers at the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center are finding ways to address a wide range of complex social issues, including food security, obesity and cancer, the nutrition and shelf life of agricultural products, allergens, and the ecosystem; and WHEREAS, The College of Agricultural and Human Sciences is dedicated to serving disadvantaged students through scholarships and other initiatives; moreover, its Cooperative Extension Program, which works in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, directly addresses the needs of half a million limited resource citizens through campus-based and 35 extension offices across Texas; in addition to providing agricultural knowledge and outreach to local farmers and producers, it also assists in the areas of family and community health, economic development, and 4-H and youth development; and WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences has helped provide its students with a strong foundation for leadership, service, and research, while also helping farmers and other members of local communities to implement lasting positive change; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby honor the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University for its dedication to education, research, and public service and extend to all those associated with the college sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Kitzman Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 285 was adopted by the House on February 21, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House