Bill Text: TX HR111 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing the nation of Israel for its outstanding achievements in water management.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-31 - Reported enrolled [HR111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR111-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing the nation of Israel for its outstanding achievements in water management.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-31 - Reported enrolled [HR111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR111-Introduced.html
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By: King of Parker | H.R. No. 111 |
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WHEREAS, Israel's water management policies have placed it at | ||
the forefront of innovation, and the Lone Star State is fortunate to | ||
share in the exchange of knowledge through its close relationship | ||
with Israel and the efforts of the Texas-Israel Alliance, as well as | ||
ongoing efforts by the Jewish Federations of Texas, Hadassah, and | ||
other organizations in the Texas Jewish community, as well as the | ||
broader pro-Israel community composed of all faiths and political | ||
affiliations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although drought is a perennial problem in Texas, | ||
the state is only 12 percent desert, while Israel is 60 percent | ||
desert and 40 percent semiarid land; determined to "make the desert | ||
bloom," Israel has enjoyed spectacular success through a | ||
combination of strong water policy, cutting-edge water-saving | ||
technologies, and the diversification of water sources; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas-Israel Alliance established the | ||
Israel-Texas Water Initiative with a team of five Israeli and four | ||
Texan experts; together, they have worked to identify technologies | ||
and methods developed by Israel that can be implemented by local | ||
water utilities or mandated through legislation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Droughts exact an enormous economic and human toll | ||
on our state, but as we look for creative, innovative solutions, our | ||
enduring partnership with Israel is improving our ability to | ||
strengthen drought resiliency and act as effective stewards of | ||
critical water resources; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize the nation of Israel for its | ||
outstanding achievements in water management; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives express | ||
appreciation for the important contributions of the Texas-Israel | ||
Alliance and the advisors in its Israel-Texas Water Initiative, the | ||
Jewish Federations of Texas, Hadassah, and other organizations in | ||
the Texas Jewish community, as well as the broader pro-Israel | ||
community composed of all faiths and political affiliations. |