Bill Text: TX HCR125 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging the U.S. Department of Defense and national security leadership to recognize the essential role Texas plays in defense innovation and to maintain and expand investment in the state's defense research, development, and operational infrastructure.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-05-01 - No action taken in subcommittee [HCR125 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR125-Introduced.html
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| By: Wilson | H.C.R. No. 125 | |
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas is a vital hub for national | ||
| security and defense innovation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is home to the U.S. Army Futures Command, the | ||
| "Third Coast" of the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense | ||
| Innovation Unit, and 17 additional military branches and | ||
| intelligence entities seeking advanced solutions to modern | ||
| security challenges; these units have demonstrated a thorough | ||
| understanding of the defense and intelligence needs of the United | ||
| States, and they have benefited from the valuable contributions of | ||
| Texas-based researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, small | ||
| business owners, and large defense companies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, the State of Texas has made | ||
| significant investments in defense innovation, advanced | ||
| manufacturing, energy, commercial space technologies, | ||
| semiconductors, drones, and advanced air mobility; the state has | ||
| cultivated top-tier talent and businesses that have proven to be | ||
| crucial to our national security; in addition, a number of the | ||
| state's enterprises have collaborated with national agencies to | ||
| deliver economic advantages in cost and technology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The recent reprioritization of the federal defense | ||
| budget could potentially lead to the erosion of Texas' role in | ||
| defense innovation, resulting in the loss of crucial units and | ||
| programs that have bolstered military and intelligence readiness, | ||
| technological advancement, solutions, and economic growth; the | ||
| departure of these critical defense entities would not only weaken | ||
| the nation's ability to rapidly develop and deploy cutting-edge | ||
| capabilities but also undermine the state's contributions to | ||
| national security and the economy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is poised to lead the next generation of | ||
| breakthroughs in military technology, force modernization, and | ||
| strategic capabilities, and the federal government should continue | ||
| to support the state in its efforts to sustain and strengthen | ||
| defense innovation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby respectfully urge the U.S. Department of Defense and | ||
| national security leadership to recognize the essential role Texas | ||
| plays in defense innovation and to maintain and expand investment | ||
| in the state's defense research, development, and operational | ||
| infrastructure at the U.S. Army Futures Command, Defense Innovation | ||
| Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, AFWERX, National Security | ||
| Agency, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, NavalX, | ||
| U.S. State Department Emerging Technologies, Central Intelligence | ||
| Agency, Operational Test Command, Army Research Lab, U.S. Marine | ||
| Tech Bridge, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Sixteenth | ||
| Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), U.S. Space Force, U.S. Defense Health | ||
| Agency, and Brooke Army Medical Center; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an | ||
| official copy of this resolution to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, | ||
| to the President of the United States, and to the Texas | ||
| congressional delegation. | ||
