TITLE: Recognizing February 12, 2019, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 12, 2019, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators, and members of the board of regents from the University of Houston are visiting Austin on February 12, 2019, to participate in University of Houston Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The Tier One campus is located in the nation's fourth largest city, within a region that is home to a quarter of the state's population and that generates nearly a third of the state's gross product; the student body, numbering more than 46,000, including many first-generation college students, mirrors the rich cultural tapestry of Houston; and WHEREAS, Each year, the university awards more than 10,000 degrees in 261 undergraduate and graduate academic programs; it now counts more than 285,000 alumni, many of whom stay in Texas, where they contribute to the success of our communities and our state; and WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of chancellor and president Renu Khator, UH launched a $1 billion system-wide fund-raising campaign that is close to reaching its goal, fueled in part by gifts such as the one that will cover tuition for the entire inaugural class of the new UH College of Medicine, whose focus is to prepare doctors to serve in the state's underserved communities; and WHEREAS, The university is home to 5 nationally funded research centers and 25 university research centers and institutes, and had $177.7 million in research expenditures last year, mainly in the critical areas of cyber and national security, drug discovery and development, sustainable communities and infrastructure, and accessible health care; and WHEREAS, For more than nine decades, the University of Houston has contributed significantly to creating generation after generation of productive and responsible citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2019, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol and extend to all participants sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable visit. Coleman 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. 262 was adopted by the House on February 12, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House