H.R. No. 1339

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Samsung Electronics has demonstrated a commitment
	to creating jobs in Texas by placing its only semiconductor
	manufacturing plant outside of Korea in Austin, and now it is
	deepening that commitment with a $4 billion expansion of the
	factory; and
	WHEREAS, The newly expanded fabrication plant will be one of
	the largest in the United States, producing advanced logic devices
	for Samsung's large-scale integrated circuits business, while
	continuing to manufacture the NAND Flash memory chips; in addition,
	the company will expand the Samsung Austin Semiconductor Research
	Center (SARC), which already employs more than 200 engineers; and
	WHEREAS, Due to be up and running by the end of 2013, this
	expansion will bring an additional 500 jobs to Austin, increasing
	the payroll impact on the local economy to well over $100 million;
	the company has contributed to the community with more than $2.5
	million in donations to local organizations, and through the
	company's active giving campaign, its employees have contributed a
	further $10 million; the expansion of the plant will bring
	Samsung's total investment in Austin to $15 billion; and
	WHEREAS, This dynamic corporation also plays a significant
	role in the North Texas business community; more than 2,000 Texans
	are employed at the Samsung Telecommunications America facility in
	Dallas, which opened in 1996; today, its staff develops a wide range
	of personal and business communications products, including
	wireless phones, tablets, wireless communications infrastructure
	systems, fiber optics, and enterprise communications systems, and
	it markets them throughout North America; and
	WHEREAS, Over one million Samsung phones arrive at the
	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport every week, and the Mobile
	Handset division in Dallas is the fastest-growing business segment
	in the history of its parent company, Samsung Electronics Co.,
	Ltd.; the division has been recognized as the number one mobile
	phone manufacturer in customer loyalty for five consecutive years,
	and it has driven the global value of the brand to stratospheric
	heights; and
	WHEREAS, Texas is proud of the major corporations and highly
	skilled workforces that have a presence here, and the expansion of
	Samsung Austin Semiconductor is sure to bring great benefit to the
	company and this state for years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Samsung Electronics on the
	expansion of the Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant and honor the
	company for its contributions to the prosperity of the Lone Star
	State; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Samsung Electronics as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Strama
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	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1339 was adopted by the House on April
	16, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House