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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Economic Development Council is observing |
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the 50th anniversary of its creation in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as the Texas Industrial |
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Development Council, the organization was founded in 1961 by a |
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group of individuals representing railroads, banks, utility |
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companies, chambers of commerce, and civic associations from all |
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across the state; preliminary meetings were held in Dallas, |
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Abilene, and Austin, and the first general membership meeting took |
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place in College Station, where the council's central |
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administrative office would be located at Texas A&M University for |
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nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, The council was a driving force behind the |
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institution of the economic development sales tax in 1989 and has |
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supported the Texas Enterprise Fund, the Texas Emerging Technology |
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Fund, the Texas Economic Development Act, and the Skills |
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Development Fund; in 1991, the organization relocated to Austin, |
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and three years later the group adopted its present name; today, the |
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nearly 900 members of TEDC continue to work on issues of great |
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importance to the state, including investment, education, and |
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workforce development; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, TEDC has played an instrumental |
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role in spurring economic growth in the Lone Star State, and the |
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benefits of its accomplishments will positively affect Texans long |
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into the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding |
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of the Texas Economic Development Council and extend to its members |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for TEDC as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |
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Strama |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 420 was adopted by the House on February |
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16, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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