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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Apartment Association of Tarrant County |
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celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, AATC is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to |
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supporting the interests of the owners, managers, developers, and |
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suppliers of apartment homes in a nine-county region of north |
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central Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Organized in Fort Worth in August 1967, the |
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association held its first official business meeting in January |
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1968, and it was officially incorporated two years later; since |
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1988, its offices have been situated in Richland Hills; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, AATC has grown to |
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include more than 1,700 members who provide management and related |
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services to residents of over 200,000 apartment homes; the group |
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encompasses 890 apartment communities, 220 companies, 400 |
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suppliers, and 200 independent landlords who own or manage some |
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5,500 houses and duplexes; moreover, AATC members contribute more |
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than $3.7 billion and 40,000 jobs to the economy of the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization works closely with the Texas |
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Apartment Association and the National Apartment Association in |
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advocating for its members at the local, county, and state levels; |
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since 2000, AATC's annual Charity Bowling Tournament has |
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contributed more than $200,000 to the Union Gospel Mission in Fort |
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Worth, and it regularly hosts a trade show, a state of the industry |
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luncheon, a golf tournament, and a Christmas toy drive; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of its current executive |
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director, John Mitchell, AATC continues to advance the interests of |
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this dynamic and diverse industry, and it is a pleasure to join in |
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recognizing the group on this special milestone in its history; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the |
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Apartment Association of Tarrant County and extend to its members |
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sincere best wishes for the future; 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. |