R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The State of Texas is home to nearly 12 percent of

 1-2     the Lockheed Martin Corporation's workforce in the United States;

 1-3     and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin helps fuel the engines of economic

 1-5     growth in the State of Texas, operating 49 facilities and employing

 1-6     21,000 people throughout the state; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin is an integral member of the Texas

 1-8     business community, with a statewide payroll of more than $1

 1-9     billion; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin's business operations generate $2.5

1-11     billion in business for nearly 1,800 Texas subcontractors and

1-12     vendors, including $400 million for 200 small minority-owned and

1-13     women-owned Texas businesses; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin is an outstanding corporate citizen

1-15     of the State of Texas, contributing more than $2 million annually

1-16     in charitable donations plus countless hours of employee volunteer

1-17     time to state and local educational, cultural, and service

1-18     organizations throughout the state; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin's Texas companies set the standard

1-20     for excellence in aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, space operations

1-21     and launch vehicles, information systems, environmental

1-22     remediation, logistics management, training and technical services,

1-23     and state and local government services; and

1-24           WHEREAS, The midsection of the F-22 aircraft, the air

 2-1     dominance fighter for the 21st century, is manufactured at Lockheed

 2-2     Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Fort Worth, and the F-22 will

 2-3     provide 2,000 jobs for Texans within the next four years; and

 2-4           WHEREAS, The official roll-out of the F-22 is set for April

 2-5     9, 1997, and this significant event is indeed deserving of special

 2-6     recognition; now, therefore, be it

 2-7           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-8     Legislature hereby recognize April 9, 1997, as Lockheed Martin Day

 2-9     at the Capitol.

                                                                      Palmer

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 585 was adopted by the House on April

         9, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House