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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On February 11, 2009, proud residents, business |
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people, and friends of the Richardson community are meeting at the |
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State Capitol for Richardson's Telecom Corridor Legislative Day; |
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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 a |
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high concentration of technology and telecommunications firms, as |
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well as financial services firms and corporate headquarters, making |
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it the second largest employment center in North Texas; 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 committed |
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efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the City of |
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Richardson; assistance from the state's Texas Enterprise Fund and |
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Emerging Technology Fund has also greatly contributed to local |
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economic development initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful cities |
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in the nation at promoting economic development, attracting such |
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internationally renowned companies as Cisco Systems, AT&T, |
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Verizon, Fujitsu Network Communications, Samsung |
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Telecommunications America, Hewlett-Packard, Rockwell Collins, |
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Boeing, and Texas Instruments; at the same time, the city has |
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spawned exciting new companies in the fields of telecommunications, |
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nanotechnology, life sciences, software, and semiconductors, |
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garnering over $2 billion in venture capital investments; in 2006, |
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the city received the prestigious "Technology-Led Development |
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Award" from the International Economic Development Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson's high quality of life makes it an ideal |
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home to modern businesses; in addition to some of the state's best |
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schools and colleges, the city boasts more than 1,000 acres of park |
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space, and the nationally known Wildflower Arts and Music Festival |
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and Cottonwood Art Festival are apt reflections of the area's rich |
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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 $85 |
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million Natural Science and Engineering Research Building, the |
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university is known for its outstanding school of engineering and |
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computer science as well as for its exceptional faculty and staff; |
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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 area |
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one of the showpieces of modern Texas, and they can take great pride |
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in their many accomplishments as they look forward to the |
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challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 11, 2009, as Richardson's |
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Telecom Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the |
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area's business and civic leaders visiting the State Capitol. |
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Madden |
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Button |
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Kent |
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Vaught |
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| Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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| Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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| Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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| Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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| Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Pena |
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| Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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| Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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| Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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| Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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| Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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| Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 243 was adopted by the House on |
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February 11, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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