HR 131

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