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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Southwest Movers Association of |
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Texas are gathering in Austin on January 31, 2017, for their |
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Moving/Trucking Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Southwest Movers Association is also marking a |
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special milestone in 2017, as it celebrates its 100th year |
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representing the household goods industry in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, SMA was originally founded as the Texas Warehouse |
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and Transfermen's Association at a meeting held in Fort Worth in |
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August 1917; the meeting was organized by S. J. Westheimer of |
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Houston, who went on to serve as the organization's first |
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president; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1934, the group became known as the Southwest |
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Warehouse and Transfer Association to reflect its expansion to the |
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surrounding states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New |
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Mexico, and its regional responsibilities continued until 2001, |
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when Texas again became its sole focus; in 1978, the association's |
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offices were moved from Dallas to Austin, and its name was changed |
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to the Southwest Movers Association in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Although state and federal laws have evolved with |
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the passing years, the protection of the consumer public, through |
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licensing and insurance regulations, has been and continues to be a |
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core part of the SMA mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 100 years, the Southwest Movers |
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Association has worked diligently to promote and support the moving |
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industry while safeguarding the needs of the customers it serves, |
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and its members may indeed take great satisfaction in the |
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organization's dedicated efforts and many notable achievements; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize January 31, 2017, as Moving/Trucking Day at the |
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State Capitol and congratulate the Southwest Movers Association on |
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the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |