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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Aggregates and Concrete |
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Association are gathering in Austin for their legislative day at |
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the State Capitol on February 9, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association was |
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created in 1974 when the Texas Ready Mixed Concrete Association and |
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the Texas Aggregates Association were united; and |
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WHEREAS, In the years since, TACA has grown to more than 200 |
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member companies throughout Texas, including 75 percent of the |
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state's concrete business owners, 100 percent of the cement |
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companies, and 80 percent of the aggregates firms; and |
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WHEREAS, Aggregates, concrete, cement, and related |
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industries generate billions of dollars in business and employ |
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thousands of Texans; as part of its mission, TACA advocates for |
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sustainable funding levels for state infrastructure sectors that |
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impact its members, thereby helping to promote economic development |
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and job creation in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the Texas Aggregates and Concrete |
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Association to the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable day |
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in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |