H.C.R. No. 52

	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The United States is the world's largest
	manufacturing economy, and Texas is the nation's second leading
	manufacturing state by number of employees and number of
	manufacturing entities; and
	WHEREAS, U.S. manufacturing produces $1.6 trillion of value
	each year, or 11 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product; Texas
	manufacturing contributes $158.8 billion to the economy, or 13
	percent of Texas Gross State Product, and it has been the leading
	exporting state for 8 years in a row; manufacturing accounts for 93
	percent of Texas exports; and
	WHEREAS, Responsible for more than half of all private sector
	research and development spending, manufacturers boost the state's
	economy by promoting innovation, investment, and job creation;
	manufacturing employs 840,000 Texans, and the average annual salary
	is almost $76,000; moreover, a multiplier effect leads to the
	creation of between 2 and 16 additional jobs for each manufacturing
	job created; and
	WHEREAS, The broad diversity of products manufactured across
	the Lone Star State includes, by rank as a percentage of Gross State
	Product, chemicals, computers and electronics, machinery,
	petroleum and coal products, food products, aerospace, motor
	vehicles and parts, and plastics and rubber; Texas produces 60
	percent of the nation's chemicals, 30 percent of its natural gas,
	and 19 percent of its oil; and
	WHEREAS, In an increasingly global economy, the future
	prosperity and competitiveness of the State of Texas are tied to the
	future prosperity and competitiveness of its manufacturing base;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby designate February 15, 2011, as Texas Manufacturers Day and
	commend manufacturers across the state, including the Texas
	Association of Manufacturers, the Texas Manufacturing Assistance
	Center, and the regional manufacturers' associations from Dallas
	County, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, South Texas,
	Washington County, and Harlingen, for their continued efforts to
	produce Texas products with Texas jobs.
	Keffer
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 52 was adopted by the House on
	February 15, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 52 was adopted by the Senate on
	February 15, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
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	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor