TITLE: Recognizing the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for its contributions to rural health care, education, and research.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for its contributions to rural health care, education, and research.

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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 President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 26, 2025.