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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Military Department has requested four |
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special budget items for the 86th Texas Legislative Session; and |
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WHEREAS, Having carefully assessed the needs of the military |
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in our state, the department seeks $12,758,734 for expansion of the |
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Texas State Guard, $5,804,910 for emergency and disaster |
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preparedness, $55,814,800 for facility management and operation, |
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and $1,710,000 for mental health and service member care; and |
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WHEREAS, These items are essential to the operations of the |
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14 military bases in Texas, to support for members of the U.S. armed |
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forces serving in Texas, and to military preparedness in the Lone |
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Star State; the U.S. has invested billions of dollars in these |
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bases in the interest of national security, and the proposed |
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construction of a border wall threatens to jeopardize this |
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investment by pulling funding; and |
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WHEREAS, A number of special projects would be affected or |
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potentially halted if funding were pulled, including the Shoreview |
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Field Maintenance Shop in Fort Worth, the Army Aviation Support |
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Facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, and the |
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Camp Mabry Microgrid Project; moreover, redirecting any amount of |
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funding from the Department of Defense would negatively impact |
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Joint Base San Antonio, which is home to Fort Sam Houston and |
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Randolph and Lackland Air Force Bases, and the Martindale Army |
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Airfield; and |
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WHEREAS, No action should be contemplated that reduces the |
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readiness of our military or places the well-being of our troops at |
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risk; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby oppose the allocation of any state or federal money toward |
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the construction of a border wall; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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members of the Texas delegation as an expression of sentiment by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |