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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The City of Killeen was named the Association of |
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Defense Communities 2006 Active Base Community of the Year in |
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recognition of two innovative projects that provide economic |
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benefits to Killeen, Fort Hood, and the region; and |
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WHEREAS, Developed in collaboration with the City of Killeen, |
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Fort Hood, the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce, and the Central |
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Texas Workforce Center, the Dell work-from-home program employs |
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military spouses located anywhere in the U.S. as Dell call center |
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representatives, allowing them to avoid breaks in employment due to |
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military transfers; the six-month pilot program based at Fort Hood |
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proved so effective that Dell has since expanded it to include more |
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than 20 employees, and further plans for growth are in the works; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport is another |
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example of the city and Fort Hood successfully partnering to serve |
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base and other area residents; funded in part by the Federal |
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Aviation Administration, the Texas Department of Transportation, |
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Bell County, and the City of Killeen, the airport has made travel |
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more convenient for Fort Hood soldiers and military contractors, as |
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well as Central Texas business and leisure travelers, without |
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disrupting military operations; more than 300,000 passengers have |
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passed through the airport since it began service in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, the Association of Defense |
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Communities has worked to unite the interests of defense |
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communities, state government, the private sector, and the military |
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on a range of significant issues; representing some 1,200 members, |
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it is the nation's leading organization of communities with a |
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military presence; and |
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WHEREAS, The Dell work-from-home program and the |
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Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport exemplify the potential for |
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military, public, and private groups to work together for the |
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benefit of their communities, state, and nation, and this award |
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justly acknowledges the City of Killeen's remarkable |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate the City of Killeen on being named the |
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Association of Defense Communities 2006 Active Base Community of |
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the Year and commend all those involved for their notable efforts to |
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support the success of this Central Texas community; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the City of Killeen as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |