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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The United States is the world's largest |
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manufacturing economy, and Texas is the nation's second leading |
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manufacturing state by number of employees and number of |
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manufacturing entities; and |
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WHEREAS, U.S. manufacturing produces $1.6 trillion of value |
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each year, or 11 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product; Texas |
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manufacturing contributes $158.8 billion to the economy, or 13 |
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percent of Texas Gross State Product, and it has been the leading |
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exporting state for 8 years in a row; manufacturing accounts for 93 |
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percent of Texas exports; and |
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WHEREAS, Responsible for more than half of all private sector |
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research and development spending, manufacturers boost the state's |
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economy by promoting innovation, investment, and job creation; |
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manufacturing employs 840,000 Texans, and the average annual salary |
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is almost $76,000; moreover, a multiplier effect leads to the |
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creation of between 2 and 16 additional jobs for each manufacturing |
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job created; and |
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WHEREAS, The broad diversity of products manufactured across |
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the Lone Star State includes, by rank as a percentage of Gross State |
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Product, chemicals, computers and electronics, machinery, |
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petroleum and coal products, food products, aerospace, motor |
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vehicles and parts, and plastics and rubber; Texas produces 60 |
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percent of the nation's chemicals, 30 percent of its natural gas, |
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and 19 percent of its oil; and |
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WHEREAS, In an increasingly global economy, the future |
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prosperity and competitiveness of the State of Texas are tied to the |
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future prosperity and competitiveness of its manufacturing base; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate February 15, 2011, as Texas Manufacturers Day and |
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commend manufacturers across the state, including the Texas |
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Association of Manufacturers, the Texas Manufacturing Assistance |
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Center, and the regional manufacturers' associations from Dallas |
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County, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, South Texas, |
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Washington County, and Harlingen, for their continued efforts to |
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produce Texas products with Texas jobs. |