TITLE: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019; and WHEREAS, In 1969, state senator Joe J. Bernal sponsored the bill establishing UTSA as the Alamo City's first public university, and he played a key role in the final negotiations to pass the legislation; and WHEREAS, The Class of 1973, the first to graduate from UTSA, numbered 670 students; today, enrollment exceeds 32,000, and the institution has some 132,000 alumni, who contribute to communities around the world; and WHEREAS, UTSA brings national recognition to Texas through its programs of distinction in cybersecurity, health, energy, sustainability, and human and social development; it has been ranked as the nation's number one Hispanic-serving institution and third most military-friendly institution, as well as one of the top 100 young universities in the world; and WHEREAS, Designated by the Texas Legislature as an emerging research university, UTSA is on its way to earning both National Research University Fund eligibility and the highest research designation from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; and WHEREAS, UTSA is creating a collaborative and impactful government-university-industry ecosystem in San Antonio through its new National Security Collaboration Center, the state's first program of its kind; it is also launching the state's first School of Data Science; and WHEREAS, Fifty percent of UTSA students are the first in their families to attend college, and as an inclusive institution, it provides opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to thrive; and WHEREAS, The university is a catalyst for change in San Antonio, and while driving the city's knowledge economy, it acts as a prosperity engine for the entire state; and WHEREAS, Since its founding, UTSA has transformed the lives of innumerable Texans, providing them with the education required to achieve their dreams and preparing them to effect positive change in the world around them; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of The University of Texas at San Antonio and extend to all those associated with this rising 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 by the Texas House of Representatives. Martinez Fischer Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1277 was adopted by the House on April 23, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House