H.R. No. 317

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the National
	Emergency Number Association are gathering on February 6, 2017, to
	celebrate 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission and
	the U.S. Congress, in association with the American Telephone and
	Telegraph Company, established 9-1-1 as a universal, all-purpose
	emergency telephone number, and in February 1968, the first 9-1-1
	call was made in Haleyville, Alabama; and
	WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are the vital link
	between citizens calling for help and the agencies that assist
	them, and over the last half century, 9-1-1 has become the
	nationally recognized number to call for immediate help from the
	police, the fire department, or emergency medical services; and
	WHEREAS, Personnel at hundreds of public safety answering
	points serve the citizens of the Lone Star State by promptly
	responding to emergency calls and by dispatching appropriate
	assistance as quickly as possible, and these dedicated
	telecommunicators, emergency directors, planning professionals,
	and industry service providers are ably represented by the Texas
	Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding association is dedicated to
	providing excellent service, upholding high standards of training,
	and promoting awareness of 9-1-1; it also works to encourage the
	integration of the new and emerging technologies that are necessary
	to make 9-1-1 an even faster, more accurate, and more reliable
	service; and
	WHEREAS, When seconds count, Texans turn to 9-1-1, and it is
	indeed fitting to take this opportunity to recognize the history
	and lifesaving legacy of the 9-1-1 emergency system across the
	state and nation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2017, as 9-1-1 Day at the
	State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation from the Texas
	Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association sincere best
	wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin.
	Metcalf
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 317 was adopted by the House on February
	6, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House