By:  Shapiro                                          S.R. No. 1192
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Texas and Japan enjoy a strong friendship and
    1-3  business relationship; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Of the leading investing countries in Texas, Japan's
    1-5  investment grew fastest in the 1981-91 period; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Japan tripled its share of total foreign direct
    1-7  investment in Texas between 1981 and 1991, rising from two percent
    1-8  to six percent of total foreign direct investment in the state; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Japanese-owned establishments now account for one
   1-10  out of 10 jobs provided by foreign companies in Texas, providing
   1-11  a total of 31,300 jobs; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Japan is Texas' third largest export destination,
   1-13  accounting for almost $2 billion of exports in 1993; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Many Texas corporations have developed successful
   1-15  joint ventures with Japanese corporations; now, therefore, be it
   1-16        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-17  74th Legislature, hereby honor Japan and recognize Sun & Star 1996,
   1-18  the most significant festival of the extraordinary achievements of
   1-19  Japanese culture ever to be held in the United States.
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   1-21                                       President of the Senate
   1-22                                    I hereby certify that the above
   1-23                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    2-1                               on May 25, 1995.
    2-2                               ______________________________________
    2-3                                       Secretary of the Senate
    2-4                               ______________________________________
    2-5                                        Member, Texas Senate