SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 142

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize the Richardson Telecom Corridor and to proclaim 
February 17 and 18, 2003, as Richardson Telecom Corridor 
Legislative Day; and
	WHEREAS, Richardson is a suburban city north of Dallas,
and its Telecom Corridor encompasses one of the highest 
concentrations of leading-edge telecommunications and 
technology-based companies in the world; and
	WHEREAS, Nearly 70,000 daytime employees work in the 
Telecom Corridor, and with an additional 40,000 new jobs forecast 
by 2010, the corridor is predicted to become the second largest 
employment center in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; and
	WHEREAS, The history of the Telecom Corridor can be traced 
to 1956, when Texas Instruments located its corporate campus at 
the intersection of US 75 and the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway;
a year later, Collins Radio, a well-established electronics 
company from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, built its first building
of a multi-building campus on a 400-acre site nearby; and
	WHEREAS, The establishment of these two companies 
attracted a cadre of talented engineers and led to the growth of a 
number of new technology-based enterprises; deregulation of the 
telecommunications industry in the 1980s further accelerated the 
growth of technology-based companies in the corridor; and
	WHEREAS, Richardson citizens are rightfully proud of the 
existence of the Telecom Corridor, which has made the city the 
home to some of the nation's leading technology-based companies; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby commend the Richardson Telecom Corridor 
for its positive impact on North Texas, and extend best wishes to 
the Richardson delegation on this special occasion; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the Richardson Telecom Corridor as an expression of esteem from 
the Texas Senate.
                                                                         Shapiro




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on February 18, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate