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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Steve Marshall, an employee of Xcel Energy, was part |
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of a volunteer team of Xcel utility workers who traveled to Puerto |
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Rico to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Maria; and |
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WHEREAS, The Category 4 hurricane, which arrived on September |
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20, 2017, bringing devastating winds and flooding, was the |
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strongest storm to make landfall in Puerto Rico in 85 years; Maria |
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wiped out the island's power grid, leaving some 3.4 million people |
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without electricity and placing an enormous strain on the island's |
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recovery and on victims' efforts to rebuild their lives in its |
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aftermath; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall and his colleagues volunteered to be |
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part of a national emergency response that came to include more than |
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20 electrical companies and 1,500 utility workers, who were given |
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the arduous task of reconnecting power service in the many |
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communities that remained in the dark months after the storm; |
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deployed primarily to Caguas, a mountainous and remote region in |
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the southeast area of the island, the employees from Xcel worked for |
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long hours in challenging conditions, and their hard work and |
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determination resulted in thousands of residents regaining access |
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to power; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve Marshall demonstrated skill, dedication, and |
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compassion by stepping forward to offer much-needed help in the |
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midst of a crisis, and he may indeed take pride in having provided |
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vital assistance to his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Steve Marshall for his efforts to |
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restore power in Puerto Rico and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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 Mr. Marshall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |