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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of the City of Plano, the Plano |
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Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent School District are |
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visiting Austin on February 25 to 26, 2025, to take part in Plano |
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Legislative Days at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Boasting a population of approximately 292,000, |
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this self-styled City of Excellence garners accolades for its |
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prosperity and quality of life; today, the city and its residents |
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benefit from the outstanding leadership of Mayor John B. Muns and |
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the seven members of the city council, Mayor Pro Tempore Maria Tu, |
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Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore Julie Holmer, Anthony Ricciardelli, Rick |
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Horne, Kayci Prince, Shelby Williams, and Rick Smith; among its |
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many accolades in 2024, Plano was recognized as the fourth best city |
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to raise a family by WalletHub, as the fifth best place to live in |
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America by Niche.com, and as the fourth top tech city in the U.S. by |
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Cloudwars.net; and |
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WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the city's success is the |
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Plano Chamber of Commerce, which is committed to supporting |
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economic growth through advocacy, education, innovation, and |
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collaboration; promoting the city's outstanding workforce, |
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competitive business climate, world-class business parks, and |
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accessibility, the chamber represents many iconic global |
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corporations, including Toyota Motor North America, USAA, JPMorgan |
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Chase & Co., the Boeing Company, NTT DATA, JCPenney, IKEA, |
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Frito-Lay, and Capital One; its efforts have earned the Plano |
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Chamber a five-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of |
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Commerce, placing it among the top one percent of chambers of |
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commerce in the nation, and the distinguished honor of being named |
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2018 Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce |
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Executives; the chamber benefits from the dedicated work of its |
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president and CEO, Kelle Marsalis; and |
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WHEREAS, The Plano Independent School District is likewise |
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benefiting the city and area residents, with some 7,000 members of |
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its faculty and staff working to prepare the district's nearly |
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50,000 students for the challenges and opportunities that lie |
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ahead; Plano ISD is ably led by superintendent Dr. Theresa Williams |
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and the seven members of the board of trustees, president Nancy |
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Humphrey, vice president Dr. Lauren Tyra, secretary Tarrah Lantz, |
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Angela Powell, Michael Cook, Jeri Chambers, and Katherine Chan |
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Goodwin; the teachers of Plano ISD average more than 11 years of |
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experience, and 36 percent of them hold master's degrees or above; |
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about 95 percent of Plano ISD students graduate high school in four |
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years, and their scores on college entrance exams continue to |
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exceed those of their peers nationwide; in addition, 74 Plano ISD |
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seniors were awarded semifinalist standing in the 2024 National |
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Merit Scholarship Program; the district is also home to a number of |
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state, national, and international winners in fine arts, career and |
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technical education, and science competitions, and three district |
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Parent Teacher Associations were recognized as National PTA Schools |
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of Excellence for 2023-2025; and |
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WHEREAS, A true Lone Star success story, Plano is a global |
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leader where residents are bonded by a shared sense of community and |
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experience unparalleled in quality of life, and the City of Plano, |
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the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent School |
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District are helping to build an even brighter and more prosperous |
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future for their thriving community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize February 25 to 26, 2025, as Plano Legislative Days |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |