H.R. No. 742
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The BASF Corporation, a global leader in chemical
  production, is marking the 150th anniversary of its founding in
  2015; and
         WHEREAS, Established in 1865 and based in Ludwigshafen,
  Germany, BASF develops chemicals, plastics, pesticides, raw
  materials, and other products for a diverse range of industries
  around the world; and
         WHEREAS, The company has maintained a presence in the United
  States since 1958, when it opened a manufacturing site in Freeport,
  Texas; since that time, it has grown to encompass 13 locations
  throughout the state, including 10 manufacturing facilities and a
  division headquarters; and
         WHEREAS, Texas is the nation's largest chemical producer, and
  BASF facilities in Texas represent over $6.4 billion in assets,
  while providing jobs to some 1,300 people; additionally, more than
  700 contractors find employment as a direct result of BASF
  manufacturing in Texas; and
         WHEREAS, BASF also serves as a model for good corporate
  citizenship through its dedication to social and environmental
  responsibility; the company devotes a sizable portion of its
  research and development budget to resource conservation and has
  significantly reduced its waste emissions in recent years; and
         WHEREAS, Companies that employ Texans and that contribute to
  local economies are important components of a prosperous future,
  and BASF has built a positive reputation among the many outstanding
  corporate enterprises that do business in the Lone Star State; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate the BASF Corporation on its 150th
  anniversary and extend to the company's management and employees
  sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Bonnen of Brazoria
 
 
 
Straus González Otto
 
Allen Guerra Paddie
 
Alonzo Guillen Parker
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
 
Anchia Harless Peña
 
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
 
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
 
Ashby Howard Pickett
 
Aycock Huberty Price
 
Bell Hughes Raney
 
Bernal Hunter Raymond
 
Blanco Isaac Reynolds
 
Bohac Israel Riddle
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
 
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
 
Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
 
Button King of Parker Sanford
 
Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
 
Clardy Klick Schubert
 
Coleman Koop Shaheen
 
Collier Krause Sheets
 
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
 
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
 
Crownover Larson Simpson
 
Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
 
Dale Leach Smithee
 
Darby Longoria Spitzer
 
Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
 
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
 
Deshotel Márquez Stickland
 
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
 
Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin
 
Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris
 
Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant
 
Farney Miles VanDeaver
 
Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Flynn Moody Walle
 
Frank Morrison White of Bell
 
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
 
Galindo Murphy Workman
 
Geren Murr Wray
 
Giddings Naishtat Wu
 
Goldman Nevárez Zedler
 
Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 742 was adopted by the House on March 3,
  2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House