H.R. No. 412

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Telephone Association are
	gathering in Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Texas Rural
	Broadband Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 1905, TTA represents the state's local
	exchange telephone companies and relies heavily on the volunteer
	efforts of its member officers and directors who provide voice and
	data service to rural Texas; the association's 46 rural
	telecommunications providers include telephone cooperatives, small
	family-owned companies, and multistate operations; and
	WHEREAS, Covering almost half of the Lone Star State's land
	area and a large portion of the Texas-Mexico border, TTA member
	companies serve some 1.4 million rural Texas households and 2,200
	rural schools, colleges, government agencies, and other anchor
	institutions; thousands of miles of fiber optic and wireline
	facilities form the backbone of the rural Texas telecommunications
	network, enabling voice and wireless calls, broadband, and a range
	of additional advanced services; and
	WHEREAS, TTA employs approximately 3,800 Texans in full-time
	positions and creates thousands of jobs for contractors, materials
	suppliers, and other rural Texas businesses; working tirelessly
	during adversity, rural phone companies and their technicians have
	helped ensure uninterrupted connections for rural Texans during the
	challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, during Winter Storm
	Uri in 2021, technicians braved dangerous conditions, often
	traveling long distances to power remote switches with generators
	and to check on the well-being of customers; and
	WHEREAS, For well over a century, TTA has played an important
	role in keeping rural Texans connected, and it is indeed a pleasure
	to join in recognizing the association for its myriad
	contributions; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Texas Rural
	Broadband Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
	associated with the Texas Telephone Association sincere best wishes
	for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for TTA as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
	of Representatives.
	Ashby
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 412 was adopted by the House on February
	28, 2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House