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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Texas Independent Producers and |
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Royalty Owners Association are celebrating the 75th anniversary of |
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their organization in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the discovery of oil in Texas at the start |
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of the 20th century, many Texans worked as independent producers, |
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while many others became royalty owners of oil wells; faced with |
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strong competition from the major oil companies, the independent |
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producers formed the Independent Petroleum Association of Texas in |
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1933; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1946, the association was reorganized by Glenn |
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McCarthy and H. J. "Jack" Porter as the Texas Independent Producers |
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and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO); originally comprised of 39 |
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wildcatters, TIPRO has sought to preserve the ability of |
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independent producers to seek out and produce oil and natural gas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Today, TIPRO is one of the largest oil and gas trade |
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associations in the nation, and its nearly 3,000 members |
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collectively produce almost 90 percent of the oil and natural gas in |
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Texas; they also own millions of acres of mineral interests across |
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the state; and |
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WHEREAS, TIPRO benefits from the leadership of its chair, |
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Brent Hopkins, the CEO of Suemaur Exploration & Production, as well |
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as that of president Ed Longanecker, vice president of finance and |
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administration Joanne McCord-Reynolds, director of state |
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government and regulatory affairs Ryan Paylor, director of |
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communications Kelli Snyder, and membership coordinator Anjelica |
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Torres; and |
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WHEREAS, For three-quarters of a century, TIPRO has been a |
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champion for the independent producers and royalty owners of the |
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Lone Star State's oil and gas industry, and its members may indeed |
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take pride in its many achievements as they mark this impressive |
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milestone in the association's history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Texas |
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Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association and extend to |
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its members and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for TIPRO as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1311 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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