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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Freese and Nichols is celebrating its 125th |
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anniversary in 2019, providing a fitting opportunity to pay tribute |
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to this venerable Fort Worth engineering and architecture firm; and |
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WHEREAS, The company was first established in 1894 by John |
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B. Hawley; Simon Freese joined the firm as a partner in 1927 and |
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Marvin C. Nichols in 1928, and the company became Freese and |
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Nichols, Inc. in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the firm has taken part in the |
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design and construction management of such crucial Texas |
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infrastructure projects as the flood control channel of the San |
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Antonio River that is now the River Walk, the first air-conditioned |
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buildings in North Texas, the Pantex Ordnance Plant in Amarillo, |
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the expansion of Arlington Stadium, the Skylink people mover system |
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at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and numerous water |
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supply reservoirs across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Freese and Nichols continues to work closely |
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with regional and local governments, federal agencies, educational |
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institutions, the military, energy providers, transportation |
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agencies, river authorities, and water districts in Texas, North |
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Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, The company is a positive force in the community as |
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well; its leaders have served on the boards of many worthy |
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community-based organizations, and, over the past four years alone, |
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individual employees have performed more than 25,000 hours of |
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volunteer service; and |
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WHEREAS, Freese and Nichols has been honored with the Texas |
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Treasure Business Award from the Texas Historical Commission, and |
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it is the first engineering and architecture firm ever to receive |
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the prestigious Baldrige Award for Performance Excellence from the |
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U.S. Department of Commerce; it has also earned recognition from |
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the American Council of Engineering Companies, the American Society |
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of Civil Engineers, the American Planning Association, and many |
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other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, For 125 years, Freese and Nichols has played a |
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significant role in the development and prosperity of the Lone Star |
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State, and its management and employees may indeed take great pride |
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in the company's longevity and its outstanding record of |
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achievement; 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 125th anniversary of Freese and |
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Nichols and extend to all those associated with the firm sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Freese and Nichols as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Goldman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1221 was adopted by the House on |
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April |
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26, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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