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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Taylor Electric Cooperative is celebrating its 80th |
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anniversary in 2019, and this occasion offers a welcome opportunity |
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to recognize the organization's outstanding record of service to |
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the Abilene area; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into |
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law the Rural Electrification Act to help extend power to rural |
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America at a time when nearly 90 percent of the nation's farms and |
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ranches did not have electricity; aided by funds provided through |
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the REA, a group of community leaders in Merkel joined together in |
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1939 to form the Taylor Electric Cooperative; the group began |
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enrolling members for a fee of five dollars, and on January 30, |
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1941, the cooperative switched on its first power lines, ushering |
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in a new era for local citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Taylor EC serves residents in Taylor, |
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Callahan, Eastland, Jones, Shackelford, Coke, Fisher, and Nolan |
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Counties, and it benefits from the able leadership of an elected |
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board of directors; since its inception, the utility company has |
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remained committed to a business model centered on member ownership |
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and participation; it has also worked hard to meet the evolving |
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needs of its customers, and to that end, it began offering Access |
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high-speed internet service in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Taylor Electric Cooperative has enhanced the |
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quality of life of generations of Texans by providing an affordable |
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and reliable source of electrical power for area homes and |
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businesses, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring the cooperative |
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as it marks this milestone year in its history; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Taylor Electric Cooperative on its |
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80th anniversary and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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company 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 cooperative as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |