1-1 S.R. No. 129 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, It is indeed an honor for the State of Texas 1-4 to be invited to join Queensland, Australia, in a "Sister State 1-5 Agreement"; and 1-6 WHEREAS, In the spirit of international friendship, the 1-7 State of Queensland has proposed the possibility of developing 1-8 a close relationship with the Lone Star State which would be 1-9 mutually beneficial to both partners; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Sharing a positive approach to life and work, 1-11 Texas and Queensland are blessed with citizens who are energetic 1-12 and actively pursue creative goals; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In order to achieve success in such a sister 1-14 agreement, the Governor of Texas has proposed the creation of 1-15 Sister State Friendship Committees to foster active dialogue 1-16 and exchange with our cultural partners; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The committees would be composed of eager, 1-18 capable people from the private sector dedicated to the 1-19 exchange of dialogue between individuals, businesses, 1-20 educational institutions, and cultural entities; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Texas is noted for her hospitality, and the 1-22 Sister State Friendship Committees would reflect the high 1-23 esteem that our citizens hold for our friends by offering 2-1 them true international friendship; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 75th Legislature, hereby express its appreciation to the 2-4 Premier of Queensland, Australia, for his interest in 2-5 developing a "Sister State Agreement" with the Lone Star 2-6 State; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-8 as an expression by the Texas Senate of its interest in 2-9 strengthening the close ties of the two states through the 2-10 creation of Sister State Friendship Committees. 2-11 Patterson 2-12 Armbrister Galloway Ogden 2-13 Barrientos Harris Ratliff 2-14 Bivins Haywood Shapiro 2-15 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-16 Cain Lucio Sibley 2-17 Carona Luna Truan 2-18 Duncan Madla Wentworth 2-19 Ellis Moncrief West 2-20 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 2-21 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 2-22 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 2-26 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-27 on February 6, 1997. 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Secretary of the Senate 2-30 ______________________________________ 2-31 Member, Texas Senate