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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from Texas Instruments are visiting |
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the State Capitol for Manufacturers Day on February 15, 2011, and |
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this occasion presents a fitting opportunity to recognize this |
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notable corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the world's largest semiconductor companies, |
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Texas Instruments was founded in 1930 as a geophysical exploration |
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firm; it entered the semiconductor market in 1954 with the |
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introduction of the first commercial silicon transistor; and |
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WHEREAS, TI has long been a leader in innovation with such |
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products as the integrated circuit, invented by TI's Jack Kilby in |
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1958, and the handheld calculator, invented in 1967; more recently, |
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TI became the first semiconductor company to earn certification |
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from the United States Green Building Council for constructing |
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environmentally responsible manufacturing facilities, and the firm |
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recycled some 95 percent of its total waste worldwide in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, The first semiconductor company to go global, TI |
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today makes analog chips used in a vast array of electronics around |
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the world, including computer servers, robotics, LED streetlights, |
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and portable ultrasound equipment; the company has a presence in |
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more than 30 countries, serving more than 80,000 customers, and it |
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employs more than 28,000 people worldwide, including 10,000 in |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2010, Fortune magazine named TI one of the Most |
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Admired Companies for the seventh consecutive year, the National |
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Association for Female Executives named it one of the top companies |
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for professional women for the fifth consecutive year, and Working |
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Mother magazine inducted it into its Hall of Fame; it was also |
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featured once again in Newsweek's Green Ranking of America's 500 |
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largest corporations; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 80 years, Texas Instruments has been |
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an important contributor to the state's economy, and its |
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exceptional record of advancements has furthered the Lone Star |
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State's global reputation as a technological powerhouse; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Texas Instruments on the occasion of |
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Manufacturers Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
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distinguished guests from TI sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |