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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 282
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WHEREAS, On February 21, 2007, proud residents, |
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businesspeople, and friends of the Richardson community are |
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meeting at the State Capitol for Richardson's Telecom Corridor |
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Legislative Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Located just north of Dallas in both Collin and |
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Dallas Counties, Richardson is home to almost 100,000 people and |
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a high concentration of technology and telecommunications firms, |
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as well as financial services firms and corporate headquarters; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The collaboration between business and government |
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that characterizes the region is due in large part to the |
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committed efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the |
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City of Richardson; assistance from the state's Texas Enterprise |
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Fund and Emerging Technology Fund has also greatly contributed |
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to local economic development initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful |
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cities for economic development in the nation, with its |
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City-Chamber economic development partnership receiving the |
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prestigious "Technology-Led Development Award" from the |
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International Economic Development Council in 2006; after |
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capturing the largest capital investment in the United States |
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in 2004 made by a single company, Texas Instruments, Richardson |
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followed up by winning the Countrywide Financial 5,000-job |
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campus project in 2005 and the Blue Cross Blue Shield |
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1.1 million-square-foot headquarters in 2006; no city of its |
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size in the state has ever attracted so many nationally |
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significant projects of such size in such a short span of years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson's high quality of life makes it an |
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ideal home to modern business; in addition to some of the state's |
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best schools and colleges, the city boasts more than 1,000 acres |
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of park space, and the nationally known Wildflower Arts and Music |
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Festival and Cottonwood Arts Festival are apt reflections of the |
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area's rich cultural opportunities; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson is also home to The University of Texas |
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at Dallas, a dynamic public research institution on the cutting |
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edge of science, technology, and medicine; the site of the new |
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$85 million Natural Science and Engineering Research Building, |
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the university is known for its outstanding school of engineering |
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and computer science as well as for its exceptional faculty and |
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staff; and |
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WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's |
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technology leadership have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor |
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area one of the showpieces of modern Texas, and they can take |
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great pride in their many accomplishments as they look forward to |
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the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby recognize February 21, 2007, as |
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Richardson's Telecom Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm |
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welcome to the area's business and civic leaders visiting the |
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State Capitol. |
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Carona, Shapiro |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 19, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |