H.R. No. 788

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Hundreds of employees, advocates, and allies of the
	nuclear energy industry are gathering in Austin on April 10, 2025,
	for Texas Nuclear Legislative Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Nuclear electric power generation is an important
	source of energy for Texas, ranking among the state's top four
	sources, just behind natural gas, wind, and coal; currently, the
	state has two nuclear power plants, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power
	Plant and the South Texas Project, with a combined installed
	capacity of more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity; together,
	they power nearly three million homes and employ some 2,200 Texans;
	and
	WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott instructed the Public
	Utility Commission of Texas to form a working group to study and
	plan for the use of advanced nuclear reactors in Texas in order to
	meet the growing need for electric power generation; the 100
	experts and stakeholders of the Texas Nuclear Reactor Working Group
	dedicated approximately 50,000 hours to researching and preparing
	recommendations on strategies to position the state as the national
	leader in the industry; and
	WHEREAS, The November 2024 report of the working group notes
	that the state's existing nuclear power plants produce 10 percent
	of the energy on the ERCOT grid and that during extreme weather,
	they have proven resilient as well as safe; and
	WHEREAS, Texas benefits from existing facilities and
	educational programs related to nuclear power; the state is home to
	the Pantex Plant, near Amarillo, the nation's primary site for
	maintaining the safety, security, and reliability of the
	U.S. nuclear stockpile; two world-renowned nuclear degree and
	research programs are based in Texas, and many other colleges and
	universities in the state have top-tier programs focused on
	specific attributes of nuclear plant operations; moreover, the
	mining of uranium for the nuclear fuel supply chain is expanding in
	Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Over the past decade, Texas has been one of the
	nation's fastest-growing states, both in population and gross
	domestic product, and the nuclear power industry represents an
	important resource for meeting the state's energy needs; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize April 10, 2025, as Texas Nuclear
	Legislative Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
	participating sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable
	visit to Austin.
	Harris
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 788 was adopted by the House on April
	10, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House