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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The MillerCoors Fort Worth Brewery is commemorating |
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its 45th anniversary on February 25, 2015, and this significant |
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milestone is indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, The then Miller Brewing Company celebrated the |
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opening of this facility with a German-style spirit of |
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Gemütlichkeit, with company president Charles Miller handing out to |
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attendees the first bottles of Miller High Life to roll off the |
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production line; and |
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WHEREAS, A few years later, the brewery became the first in |
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the country to distribute the popular Miller Lite pilsner, and in |
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1990 it added Miller Genuine Draft to its lineup; today, a staff of |
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some 650 employees takes pride in crafting a variety of beers at the |
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plant, whose annual production capacity has grown to nine million |
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barrels; and |
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WHEREAS, The MillerCoors Fort Worth Brewery stands at the |
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forefront of sustainable business practices within the industry, |
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utilizing a number of innovative water and energy conservation |
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techniques while continuing to produce the high-quality beverages |
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that its customers desire; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past four and a half decades, the |
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MillerCoors Fort Worth Brewery has made a substantial contribution |
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to the Texas economy while giving back to its community in myriad |
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ways, and it is a privilege to recognize the role it plays in |
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advancing the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2015, as MillerCoors Fort |
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Worth Brewery Day at the State Capitol and commemorate the |
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brewery's 45 years of operation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the MillerCoors Fort Worth Brewery as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |