Bill Text: TX HCR84 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 84 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Recognizing the vital importance of the enduring friendship between Texas and the United Kingdom.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR84 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HCR84-Enrolled.html



	H.C.R. No. 84



	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Recent changes in the global economy have introduced
	new opportunities for a closer and more mutually beneficial trade
	relationship between Texas and the United Kingdom; and
	WHEREAS, Texans have a long history of friendship with the
	United Kingdom; Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas,
	was the first state leader to send a diplomatic mission to London,
	and a plaque on St. James Street still marks the site of the
	legation of the Republic of Texas; the first British Consulate in
	the State of Texas was established in Galveston in 1846; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the United Kingdom is the top source of
	foreign direct investment in Texas, and subsidiaries of British
	companies provide over 119,000 jobs for Texans; the UK is also one
	of the state's largest global export markets, with British
	households and businesses purchasing more than $10.2 billion in
	services and goods such as petroleum, aerospace products, and
	medical equipment from Texas each year; moreover, high levels of
	tourism and business travel bring our two peoples even closer, both
	economically and culturally, while cooperation on major defense
	projects such as the F-35 fighter jet project based in Fort Worth
	emphasizes our shared security interests; and
	WHEREAS, Represented by the British Consulate General in
	Houston, the government of the United Kingdom works with Texas
	state and municipal leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and
	businesses to create a more prosperous future, and together Texans
	and Britons share a commitment to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and
	recover from its economic effects, to create robust and resilient
	supply chains, and to build a more secure energy infrastructure;
	and
	WHEREAS, The relationship between Texas and the UK can be
	strengthened by continued dialogue on issues of trade and commerce
	that fall within state jurisdiction, as well as the eventual
	passage of a comprehensive free trade agreement between the United
	States and the United Kingdom; and
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas takes great pride in its
	partnership with the United Kingdom, and the citizens of the Lone
	Star State look forward to many more years of fruitful cooperation
	with their friends across the Atlantic; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby recognize the vital importance of the enduring friendship
	between Texas and the United Kingdom and commend all those
	individuals who are working to maintain and strengthen that
	relationship and the bonds of shared history, language, and
	culture, including British Ambassador to the United States Karen
	Pierce and British Consul General in Houston Richard Hyde; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Consul General of the United Kingdom in Houston and
	the British Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., as
	an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives
	and Senate.
	Parker
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	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House on May
	14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 1, 2 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate on May
	27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date

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	Governor