SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 25
         WHEREAS, The Fabens Airport is being honored as the Most
  Improved General Aviation Airport at the Texas Department of
  Transportation's 39th Annual Aviation Conference, which is being
  held on August 4-6, 2021; and
         WHEREAS, The enhancements made to the Fabens Airport are
  the result of a multimillion dollar investment campaign; in 2018,
  El Paso County officials commissioned a development plan for the
  airport, and over the next several years, they secured capital
  improvement funding and other financial support for the project;
  based on the recommendations outlined in the development plan,
  the roof of the Fabens Airport building was replaced, an
  automated weather system and beacon pole were installed, and
  several other upgrades were made to the structure; and
         WHEREAS, In 2020, county commissioners allocated $1.2
  million for the design and construction of a new aircraft hangar
  at Fabens; the addition of the hangar is part of an ongoing effort
  to increase hangar availability at the airport, which will be key
  to attracting more business and eventually enabling the airport
  to be self-sustaining; additional funding has also allowed the
  county to resurface the runway at Fabens, install a security
  perimeter fence, and make other renovations in accordance with
  federal aviation standards; and
         WHEREAS, The Fabens Airport is expected to continue to
  grow through its partnership with The University of Texas at El
  Paso for the development of the NASA MIRO Center for Space
  Exploration and Technology Research; plans are underway to
  establish a manned flight school at the airport, which will
  potentially require additional aircraft hangars and
  facilities to be built at Fabens; and
         WHEREAS, The investments made in Fabens Airport have
  greatly enhanced its reputation as a regional hub for
  transportation and commerce, and its receipt of this notable
  award from TxDOT is indeed well-deserved; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Fabens
  Airport on being named TxDOT's 2021 Most Improved General
  Aviation Airport and extend sincere best wishes to all those who
  were involved in attaining this honor; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the Fabens Airport as an expression of high regard
  from the Texas Senate.
 
  Blanco
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on July 29, 2021.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate