HR761 - Commemorating the 10th anniversary of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

      H.R. No. 761       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is   celebrating its 10th anniversary in August 2025; and          WHEREAS, Known for its broad range of academic programs,   affordable tuition, and supportive campus environment, The   University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is an award-winning   institution that has conveyed more than 56,000 degrees since   opening its doors in 2015; and          WHEREAS, Significant accomplishments during the university's   first decade of operation include adding 42 new bachelor's,   master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs and an   increase in research expenditures of nearly 600 percent; ongoing   student success is reflected in the university's record-breaking   enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; and          WHEREAS, This exemplary institution made historic strides in   medical education when it opened the only school of medicine in   South Texas in 2016, and it has since expanded quality health care   services in the region with 25 clinical care sites throughout the   Rio Grande Valley; and          WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley opened the   state's first School of Podiatric Medicine in 2022 and will further   expand student opportunities with the opening of the region's first   comprehensive academic cancer and surgery center in 2025 and the   state's second School of Optometry in 2027; and          WHEREAS, In 2021, the university's Student Government   Association executed a student referendum that would enhance campus   life by adding a Division I Football Championship Subdivision team   and other programs, and in the fall of 2025, the football team will   kick off its inaugural season and establish the first Division I   college football program at the university and in the region; and          WHEREAS, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has earned   national acclaim for its commitment to value, social mobility, and   economic impact and has been ranked the number one university in   Texas in 2023 and 2024 by Washington Monthly magazine and the number   one best public university in Texas for value and social mobility by   The Wall Street Journal ; the school has further gained recognition   as a community engaged university by the Carnegie Foundation; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of The   University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and extend to its leaders,   faculty, and staff congratulations on a decade of success and best   wishes for the future; 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.     Canales   Longoria   Martinez   Guillen   Muñoz     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 761 was adopted by the House on April 3,   2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House