H.R. No. 252



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On February 18, 2003, proud residents, businessmen, 
and friends of Richardson will gather at the State Capitol for 
Richardson's Telecom Corridor Legislative Day; and
	WHEREAS, Located along the North Central Expressway and 
between the President George Bush Tollway and LBJ Freeway, the 
Telecom Corridor area is home to more than 600 high technology and 
telecommunications firms, and despite the recent downturn in the 
economy, this region offers a glimpse into the future of the Lone 
Star State's economy; and
	WHEREAS, The collaboration between business and government 
that characterizes the region is due in large part to the committed 
efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and its affiliated 
organization, the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC); 
the MTBC is a nonprofit technology organization of more than 500 
technology firms across the North Texas region that was established 
in August of 1994; and
	WHEREAS, Richardson's high quality of life makes it an ideal 
home to modern business; in addition to some of the state's best 
schools and colleges, the city also boasts more than 1,000 acres of 
park space, and the nationally known Wildflower Arts and Music 
Festival and Cottonwood Arts Festival are apt reflections of the 
area's rich cultural opportunities; and
	WHEREAS, Richardson is also home to The University of Texas 
at Dallas, which has more than 13,000 students and is the 
fastest-growing public university in Texas, increasing in 
enrollment by 40 percent between 1995 and 2002; the university is 
known for its outstanding school of engineering and computer 
science as well as for its exceptional faculty and staff, including 
Dr. Alan MacDiarmid, a recent Nobel Prize winner in chemistry who 
has been actively involved in nanotechnology research; and
	WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's 
technology leadership have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor area 
one of the showpieces of modern Texas, and they can take pride in 
their many accomplishments as they look forward to the challenges 
and opportunities of years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize February 18, 2003, as Richardson's 
Telecom Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the 
area's business and civic leaders visiting the State Capitol.
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Craddick
       Giddings
       Merritt
       
Allen
       Goodman
       Miller
       
Alonzo
       Goolsby
       Moreno of Harris
       
Bailey
       Griggs
       Moreno of El Paso
       
Baxter
       Grusendorf
       Morrison
       
Berman
       Guillen
       Mowery
       
Bohac
       Gutierrez
       Naishtat
       
Bonnen
       Haggerty
       Nixon
       
Branch
       Hamilton
       Noriega
       
Brown of Kaufman
       Hamric
       Oliveira
       
Brown of Brazos
       Hardcastle
       Olivo
       
Burnam
       Harper-Brown
       Paxton
       
Callegari
       Hartnett
       Pena
       
Campbell
       Heflin
       Phillips
       
Canales
       Hegar
       Pickett
       
Capelo
       Hilderbran
       Pitts
       
Casteel
       Hill
       Puente
       
Castro
       Hochberg
       Quintanilla
       
Chavez
       Hodge
       Rangel
       
Chisum
       Homer
       Raymond
       
Christian
       Hope
       Reyna
       
Coleman
       Hopson
       Riddle
       
Cook of Navarro
       Howard
       Ritter
       
Cook of Colorado
       Hughes
       Rodriguez
       
Corte
       Hunter
       Rose
       
Crabb
       Hupp
       Seaman
       
Crownover
       Isett
       Smith of Tarrant
       
Davis of Harris
       Jones of Lubbock
       Smith of Harris
       
Davis of Dallas
       Jones of Bexar
       Smithee
       
Dawson
       Jones of Dallas
       Solis
       
Delisi
       Keel
       Solomons
       
Denny
       Keffer of Dallas
       Stick
       
Deshotel
       Keffer of Eastland
       Swinford
       
Driver
       King
       Talton
       
Dukes
       Kolkhorst
       Taylor
       
Dunnam
       Krusee
       Telford
       
Dutton
       Kuempel
       Thompson
       
Edwards
       Laney
       Truitt
       
Eiland
       Laubenberg
       Turner
       
Eissler
       Lewis
       Uresti
       
Elkins
       Luna
       Van Arsdale
       
Ellis
       Mabry
       Villarreal
       
Farabee
       Madden
       West
       
Farrar
       Marchant
       Wilson
       
Flores
       Martinez Fischer
       Wise
       
Flynn
       McCall
       Wohlgemuth
       
Gallego
       McClendon
       Wolens
       
Garza
       McReynolds
       Wong
       
Gattis
       Menendez
       Woolley
       
Geren
       Mercer
       Zedler
       

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 252 was adopted by the House on 
February 18, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House