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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day is taking |
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place at the State Capitol on January 30, 2013, and this worthwhile |
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event highlights the important contributions made by The University |
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of Texas-Pan American, The University of Texas at Brownsville, and |
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the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen operated by The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in Edinburg, The University of Texas-Pan |
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American has an enrollment of more than 19,000 students; in recent |
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years, UTPA has ranked second in the nation in the number of |
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bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic students and third in the |
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number of master's degrees; in addition, it has been rated by |
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Excelencia in Education as one of the top 25 U.S. universities |
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graduating Latinos in the fields of engineering, mathematics and |
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statistics, biological and biomedical sciences, and the physical |
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sciences; along with its numerous other accomplishments, the |
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university has built a notable record of achievement in readying |
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students for legal studies through its Law School Preparation |
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Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Brownsville, which serves |
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over 13,000 students, offers a broad range of educational |
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opportunities and has placed among the top 30 colleges in the nation |
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in graduating Hispanic undergraduates; in carrying out its mission, |
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UTB gives special emphasis to service learning and collaboration |
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with leaders in such fields as educational development, |
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biomedicine, and astronomy; it is unique among universities in the |
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UT System in offering 17 fully online programs, and the quality of |
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its online offerings has received national acclaim from U.S. News & |
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World Report; UTB is also making a point of reaching out to younger |
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learners with its innovative Brownsville Early College High School |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, The Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen is |
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a satellite campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center |
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at San Antonio; it provides third-year and fourth-year medical |
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students with a chance to gain valuable clinical experience as they |
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complete their studies; moreover, the center recently added a basic |
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research campus and a clinical research facility that will study |
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diabetes and other diseases that disproportionally affect |
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residents of the South Texas border area; and |
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WHEREAS, Indispensable educational resources, these |
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respected institutions have helped countless Texans to prepare |
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themselves for future success, and they bring myriad benefits to |
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the wider community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 30, 2013, as Rio Grande Valley |
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Higher Education Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for a memorable trip to Austin. |