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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 78
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Southwest Movers Association |
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of 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 |
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a 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, The Southwest Movers Association was originally |
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founded as the Texas Warehouse and Transfermen's Association at a |
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meeting held in Fort Worth in August 1917; the meeting was |
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organized by S. J. Westheimer of Houston, who went on to serve as |
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the organization's first 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 |
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the 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 |
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association's offices were moved from Dallas to Austin, and its |
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name was changed 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 |
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a core part of the association's 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 |
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moving industry while safeguarding the needs of the customers it |
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serves, 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize January 31, 2017, as |
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Moving/Trucking Day at the State Capitol and congratulate the |
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Southwest Movers Association on the occasion of its 100th |
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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 from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Taylor of Collin |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 31, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |