R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On March 25, 1997, proud residents of the Richardson 1-2 area will gather at the State Capitol for Richardson Telecom 1-3 Corridor Legislative Day, and this noteworthy event furnishes an 1-4 ideal opportunity to extol the virtues of this vital region of the 1-5 state; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Located along the North Central Expressway and the 1-7 George Bush Tollway, the Richardson Telecom Corridor is a 1-8 commercial and industrial area that is home to more than 500 high 1-9 technology and telecommunications firms, and the remarkable success 1-10 of these thriving businesses offers a glimpse into the future of 1-11 the Lone Star State's economy; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The fruitful collaboration between business and 1-13 government that characterizes the region is due in large part to 1-14 the committed efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and its 1-15 associated organization, the Telecom Corridor Technology Business 1-16 Council (TBC); the first such group in Texas, the TBC is one of a 1-17 growing number of similar councils across the nation; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Richardson's high quality of life makes it an ideal 1-19 home to modern business; in addition to some of the state's best 1-20 schools and colleges, the city also boasts more than 1,000 acres of 1-21 park space, and the nationally known Wildflower Arts and Music 1-22 Festival and Cottonwood Arts Festival are apt reflections of the 1-23 area's rich cultural heritage; and 1-24 WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's 2-1 technology firms have made the Richardson Telecom Corridor one of 2-2 the showpieces of modern Texas, and they can take pride and 2-3 satisfaction in their many accomplishments even as they look 2-4 forward to the challenges and opportunities of years to come; now, 2-5 therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby recognize March 25, 1997, as Richardson Telecom 2-8 Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the area's 2-9 business and civic leaders visiting the State Capitol. Hill Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 462 was adopted by the House on March 24, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House