HR131 - Recognizing February 4, 2025, as UTSA and UT Health San Antonio Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 131       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Representatives of The University of Texas at San   Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San   Antonio are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4, 2025,   providing a fitting opportunity to congratulate the institutions on   their merger; and          WHEREAS, Categorized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie   Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UTSA boasts a   rapidly growing portfolio of research in cybersecurity, artificial   intelligence, space exploration, and biomedical fields; at the   center of one of the largest cybersecurity ecosystems in the   nation, the university is home to the National Security   Collaboration Center, the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation   Institute, and the School of Data Science, the first of its kind in   Texas; demonstrating a commitment to high-impact research and   applied technology development, the university is launching the   College of AI, Cyber, and Computing in fall 2025; and          WHEREAS, UT Health San Antonio is a nationally ranked   academic health center with six professional health education   schools; it is also a global leader for clinical medicine research,   including in such specialties as cancer, aging, Alzheimer's and   dementia, infectious diseases, and mental and behavioral health;   and          WHEREAS, In summer 2025, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio will   combine to become the third-largest public research university in   the state; the new entity will encompass more than 40,000 students,   nearly 16,000 employees, $467 million in research expenditures, a   $2.2 billion budget, and a $1.1 billion endowment; its direct   economic impact to Texas is estimated to be over $6 billion; and          WHEREAS, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio partnered to create   the UT School of Public Health San Antonio, which educates   professionals who identify health trends, develop prevention   strategies, and implement programs to address health issues across   populations; another collaboration of UTSA and UT Health, the San   Antonio Life Sciences Institute has expanded the state's health   sciences workforce in the areas of neuroscience, cancer prevention,   infectious disease, and regenerative medicine; and          WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio and The   University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have   provided countless students with a strong foundation for   achievement, and the merger of these outstanding institutions will   enable them to make an even greater impact in the local community   and beyond; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as UTSA and UT   Health San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm   welcome to the visiting delegation.     Martinez Fischer   Bernal   Lalani     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 131 was adopted by the House on   February 4, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House