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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alumni of Texas A&M University--Kingsville are |
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gathering at the State Capitol in Austin on February 26, 2015, to |
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celebrate Javelina Day, named in honor of the university's beloved |
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mascot; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as a teacher's college in 1925, Texas |
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A&M University--Kingsville is the oldest continuously operating |
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public institution of higher education in South Texas; through the |
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years, the school has greatly expanded its educational scope to |
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include 7 colleges offering 56 baccalaureate degrees as well as 61 |
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master's and 6 doctoral degree programs; it joined The Texas A&M |
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University System in 1989, and in 2006, the Texas A&M Health Science |
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Center also opened its Rangel College of Pharmacy on the 250-acre |
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main Kingsville campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the university enrolls more than 8,700 |
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students from throughout the country and around the world, |
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reflecting its commitment to serving individuals of diverse |
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cultural, religious, educational, and economic backgrounds; with a |
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student population that is 57 percent Hispanic and nearly 19 |
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percent international, Texas A&M--Kingsville ranks among the top |
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schools in the nation for awarding degrees to Latinas and Latinos, |
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particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and |
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mathematics; and |
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WHEREAS, The institution has received well-deserved |
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recognition for a host of academic programs, including the 545-acre |
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teaching farm it operates for agriculture students and its |
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bilingual postgraduate courses; its outstanding environmental |
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engineering curriculum has been rated one of the 50 best in the |
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country by U.S. News and World Report, and yearly since 2005, the |
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Kingsville campus has been placed among the top 100 universities in |
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the nation by Washington Monthly magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, Javelina men's and women's sports teams further |
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reflect the ferocity and tenacity for which the student mascot is |
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known; the football team has been especially successful in the |
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athletic arena, capturing 7 national championships and 34 Lone Star |
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Conference titles since 1931; and |
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WHEREAS, For nine decades, Texas A&M University--Kingsville |
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has enriched the lives of its students, contributed to the |
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advancement of human knowledge, and proved a powerful force for |
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social progress and economic development in the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2015, as Javelina Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Texas A&M University--Kingsville as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |