73R11068 SRD-D
          By Hudson                                            H.C.R. No. 146
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The State of Texas actively has sought to improve
    1-2  international relations and is committed to exploring new and
    1-3  diverse opportunities for economic and cultural exchange with other
    1-4  nations; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The people of Abia, Nigeria, have distinguished
    1-6  themselves by hard work and great ingenuity, and they share with
    1-7  the people of Texas a lively interest in economic growth and the
    1-8  creative pursuit of expanding trade; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, A sister state relationship between Texas and this
   1-10  Nigerian state will help promote a continuing exchange between the
   1-11  two states and will enhance mutual understanding and international
   1-12  goodwill; the result will be a climate favorable to increased trade
   1-13  and the sharing of mutually beneficial programs of enduring social,
   1-14  cultural, and educational value; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, A sister state relationship between Texas and this
   1-16  Nigerian state will initiate the establishment of a "Technical
   1-17  Cooperation and Exchange Program" between Abia and the United
   1-18  States of America as an economic agenda conceptualized by the
   1-19  Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, Owerri; now, therefore, be
   1-20  it
   1-21        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas, on
   1-22  behalf of all Texans, hereby affirm the desire to invite Abia,
   1-23  Nigeria, to join with Texas in a sister state relationship and to
   1-24  conduct economic, cultural, and educational programs of mutual
    2-1  benefit that will bring our citizens closer together and strengthen
    2-2  international understanding and goodwill; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-4  prepared and forwarded to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, governor of Abia State
    2-5  of Nigeria, as an expression of the desire of the Legislature of
    2-6  the State of Texas.
    2-7                       COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
    2-8        Amend H.C.R. No. 146 on page 2, by striking lines 3 through 6
    2-9  and substituting the following:
   2-10        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-11  for Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, governor of Abia State of Nigeria, and for
   2-12  Mazie Felix N.  Oji as an expression of the desire of the House of
   2-13  Representatives and Senate of the State of Texas.
   2-14  73R11245 SRD-D                                               Hudson