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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Southwest Airlines has provided service at Midland |
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International Airport for 30 years, and on May 16, 2007, employees |
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and supporters are gathering to commemorate this significant |
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milestone; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher, Southwest |
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Airlines began in 1971 as a regional airline serving the three |
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largest cities in Texas: Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio; six |
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years and five million passengers later, it was on its way to |
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covering every area of the state with routes to Austin, Corpus |
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Christi, El Paso, Lubbock, and Midland/Odessa, which was the |
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airline's seventh added destination; and |
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WHEREAS, In the three decades since then, the Midland |
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International Airport has expanded to include three Southwest gates |
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that operate 13 daily nonstop flights to six cities and direct or |
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connecting service to another 41 locations; moreover, Southwest |
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employs more than 50 people on its Midland ground staff; and |
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WHEREAS, Southwest Airlines has vitally contributed to the |
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economic prosperity of Midland/Odessa and the Lone Star State, |
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while providing exceptional service to residents throughout the |
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United States, and it is a source of great pride to this region and |
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state; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Southwest Airlines on its 30th |
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anniversary of service at Midland International Airport and extend |
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sincere best wishes for continued success to the many individuals |
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associated with this outstanding operation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Southwest Airlines as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |