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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A groundbreaking ceremony is taking place in El Paso |
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for the Cardwell Collaborative, a new state-of-the-art biomedical |
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research and technology commercialization center, on February 19, |
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2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The building is being developed by MCA Tech Park, |
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Inc., under the flagship of the Medical Center of the Americas |
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Foundation, and will be located at the entrance of the 440-acre MCA |
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campus; once completed, the facility will be a research hub for the |
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MCA subsidiary, RedSky, in addition to housing start-up firms in |
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the health care sector and offering them access to resources and |
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support needed to investigate and implement new technologies; and |
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WHEREAS, Plans for the three-story, 60,000-square-foot |
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building include a high-tech conference center, a center for |
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research computing, incubator spaces, areas for collaboration, and |
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a virtual receptionist that will greet visitors and provide |
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information about the facility; the building is slated to open its |
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doors in May 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, This superb undertaking represents the commitment |
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shared by city and industry leaders to innovation in the evolving |
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field of medical science, and it will play a significant role in |
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promoting economic opportunity and prosperity in the area; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the groundbreaking for the Cardwell |
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Collaborative and extend to all those associated with this endeavor |
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sincere appreciation for their support of this important |
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development. |
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Blanco |
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Pickett |
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Márquez |
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Moody |
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González |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Herrero |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Howard |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Riddle |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rinaldi |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burns |
Keough |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Romero, Jr. |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spitzer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Deshotel |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Dutton |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Faircloth |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Fallon |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Frullo |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Galindo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 398 was adopted by the House on February |
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11, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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