| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Representatives of the City of Plano, the Plano |
|
|
Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent School District are |
|
|
visiting Austin on March 31 and April 1, 2015, to take part in Plano |
|
|
Legislative Days at the State Capitol; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Boasting a population of nearly 275,000, this |
|
|
self-styled City of Excellence has garnered multiple accolades in |
|
|
recent years for its prosperity and quality of life; in 2014, it was |
|
|
ranked as the third best-run city in America by USA Today and the |
|
|
24/7 Wall Street online financial news service, while Time magazine |
|
|
cited it as one of the 10 healthiest places to live in America; |
|
|
Movoto Real Estate and Research has named Plano as the safest city |
|
|
with a population over 250,000 and as the fourth-safest city |
|
|
overall, and the WalletHub consumer networking site rated it No. 1 |
|
|
on its 2014 list of the best cities for families; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the city's success is the |
|
|
Plano Chamber of Commerce, which is committed to maximizing |
|
|
business development and economic growth through advocacy, |
|
|
education, innovation, and collaboration; the chamber has helped to |
|
|
make Plano home to many leading global corporations, including six |
|
|
Fortune 1000 companies, by promoting the city's outstanding |
|
|
workforce, competitive business climate, world-class business |
|
|
parks, and accessibility; its efforts have earned the Plano Chamber |
|
|
a 5-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, placing |
|
|
it among the top one percent of chambers of commerce in the nation; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Plano Independent School District is likewise |
|
|
benefiting the city and area residents, with the 6,700 members of |
|
|
its faculty and staff working to prepare the district's 55,000 |
|
|
students for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; the |
|
|
teachers of Plano ISD average more than 11 years of experience, and |
|
|
more than a third of them hold master's degrees; with a graduation |
|
|
rate close to 96 percent, Plano ISD is one of a select few districts |
|
|
in the United States and Canada that have been named to the annual |
|
|
Advanced Placement District Honor Roll, and 23 of its schools have |
|
|
been named Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the U.S. Department |
|
|
of Education; the district has also been named one of the 100 best |
|
|
in the nation in music education by several national surveys, and in |
|
|
2014, 78 of the district's students were National Merit Scholarship |
|
|
semifinalists; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A true Lone Star success story, Plano's reputation |
|
|
as a wonderful city in which to work, play, and raise a family grows |
|
|
every day, and the City of Plano, the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and |
|
|
the Plano Independent School District are helping to build an even |
|
|
brighter and more prosperous future for their thriving community; |
|
|
now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby recognize March 31 and April 1, 2015, as Plano |
|
|
Legislative Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
|
|
delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable |
|
|
stay in Austin. |