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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 567

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing

 1-4     the Texas Nameplate Company on the occasion of its being named

 1-5     the recipient of the Texas Business of the Year Award by the

 1-6     Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The award was presented at a special ceremony at

 1-8     the Texas Nameplate main facility in downtown Dallas on Friday,

 1-9     April 25, 1997; and

1-10           WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Business and Chambers of

1-11     Commerce chose Texas Nameplate Company over 18 other applicants,

1-12     many of whom are familiar names; the choices were based on the

1-13     company's commitment to its employees, quality development,

1-14     employee education, and community involvement; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Texas Nameplate Company provides the

1-16     identification labels seen on all types of products from computer

1-17     equipment and refrigerators to high pressure valves; the nameplates

1-18     also help identify potentially dangerous situations and equipment

1-19     and provide information to the public not generally found during

1-20     the life of the product; and

1-21           WHEREAS, With the advent of World War II, demand for

1-22     military equipment and weaponry increased drastically; every item

1-23     needed identification and information plates that would withstand

 2-1     punishing conditions in the sea, on land, or in the air; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, After the end of the war, Wallace Steineger,

 2-3     Tom Hampton, and Roy Crownover chartered and began the operation

 2-4     of the Texas Nameplate Company at its first location in Dallas;

 2-5     and

 2-6           WHEREAS, The business did well and in three years moved

 2-7     to a 3,500 square foot facility; the physical plant was damaged

 2-8     but the company survived and 10 years later the company moved its

 2-9     operations to a 17,000 square foot building south of downtown

2-10     Dallas; in August, 1996, further expansion was necessary; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Nameplates are crafted from various common

2-12     materials such as vinyl, stainless steel, brass, aluminum, and

2-13     polycarbonates; most of the identification plates are made through

2-14     etching and used on products such as electronic and computer

2-15     equipment, oil field equipment, valves, and vehicles; today some

2-16     of the nameplates are produced through screen printing and others

2-17     through photo engraving; and

2-18           WHEREAS, Texas Nameplate Company today has 63 employees,

2-19     and most of the employees have been with the company five or more

2-20     years; a nonunionized company, its employees feel a strong sense

2-21     of personal ownership and responsibility; now, therefore, be it

2-22           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-23     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Texas Nameplate Company

2-24     on its winning the Texas Business of the Year Award and wish the

2-25     company every success in the future; and, be it further

 3-1           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

 3-2     the Texas Nameplate Company as an expression of the warmest regard

 3-3     of the Texas Senate.

 3-4                                                                  Nelson

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 3-6                                          President of the Senate

 3-7                                       I hereby certify that the above

 3-8                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

 3-9                                  on April 23, 1997.

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3-11                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-13                                            Member, Texas Senate