79R16088 MAM-D

By:  Hill                                                         H.R. No. 1655



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dallas-based Texas Instruments, Incorporated, is 
celebrating its 75th anniversary on May 16, 2005, and this 
memorable occasion provides a fitting opportunity to take note of 
this technology innovator and the generations of Texans who have 
contributed to the company's success; and
	WHEREAS, Since its inception, TI has been a leading developer 
of technologies that have affected the world and has pioneered 
improvements in reflection seismology, defense and space 
electronic systems, integrated circuits, digital signal 
processing, and analog technologies; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to its impressive technological and 
business success, TI has consistently established the highest 
standards for corporate engagement in behalf of the community; the 
company and its employees are committed to education and diversity 
initiatives, and TI has donated more than $89 million in the last 10 
years to philanthropic organizations across the state and the 
nation; in addition, the company's founders, Erik Jonsson, Eugene 
McDermott, Cecil Green, and Patrick Haggerty and their families 
have a legacy of charitable giving that has benefited civic, 
educational, and human service entities around the world; and
	WHEREAS, In 1989, TI began a formal program to identify and 
develop minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises as 
suppliers and has spent more than $2 billion with these firms; and
	WHEREAS, Texas Instruments has received numerous awards and 
honors for its business practices; it has been named one of the best 
companies for working mothers by Working Mother magazine and one of 
"America's most admired companies" by Fortune magazine, and it has 
also won two Emmy Awards for its digital light processing 
technology; and
	WHEREAS, In October 2004, Texas Instruments rededicated 
itself to the future of the state by breaking ground on a new $3 
billion semiconductor manufacturing plant in Richardson; and
	WHEREAS, The company has revolutionized the way people use 
technology in their daily lives and secured a position for the 
American semiconductor industry in the global marketplace, and it 
is truly deserving of special recognition and praise; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Texas Instruments, Incorporated, 
on the occasion of its 75th anniversary and extend to all those 
associated with the company sincere best wishes for continued 
success and achievement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Texas Instruments as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.