Bill Text: TX HR175 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 14 through 16, 2023, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR175-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 14 through 16, 2023, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR175-Introduced.html
88R11199 BK-D | ||
By: Moody | H.R. No. 175 |
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WHEREAS, Business and community leaders from El Paso are | ||
gathering in Austin to celebrate February 14 through 16, 2023, as | ||
El Paso Days at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, The sixth-largest city in Texas, El Paso has the | ||
distinction of being located where two countries and three states | ||
converge, and together with its neighboring border city Juárez, | ||
Chihuahua, Mexico, it forms the largest bilingual and binational | ||
workforce in the Western Hemisphere; the El Paso region also | ||
represents one of the largest manufacturing centers in North | ||
America, and it boasts key ports of entry that make it a nexus for | ||
international trade; area businesses are fortunate to be served by | ||
the El Paso Chamber, which has taken the lead in promoting economic | ||
prosperity and encouraging a favorable business climate in El Paso | ||
for nearly 125 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, This vibrant, bilingual, and bicultural community | ||
is home to a number of exemplary educational institutions, museums, | ||
and historical sites and to many cultural and fine arts offerings | ||
that attract residents and visitors alike; and | ||
WHEREAS, Designated as an All-America City by the National | ||
Civic League, El Paso is recognized for its innovation, | ||
inclusiveness, public engagement, and cross-border collaboration, | ||
and it is consistently rated as one of the safest cities in the | ||
nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, The University of Texas at El Paso has received the | ||
prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of | ||
Institutions of Higher Education, which recognizes the school's | ||
outstanding research activities; UTEP is also noted for providing | ||
access to a diverse, 21st-century demographic; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | ||
is a stand-alone health sciences center and home to the first | ||
medical school on the nation's southern border; the University | ||
Medical Center, the primary teaching institution for | ||
TTUHSC El Paso, features the region's only Level I Trauma Center; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The city of El Paso has a long and notable | ||
association with the 175-year-old Fort Bliss, which serves as the | ||
base of the 1st Armored Division, "America's Tank Division"; the | ||
Borderplex region also includes the White Sands Missile Range, the | ||
largest fully instrumented, open-air test range operated by the | ||
U.S. Department of Defense, and Holloman Air Force Base, one of Air | ||
Education and Training Command's busiest installations; in | ||
acknowledgment of El Paso County's strong military presence, | ||
continued partnership with Fort Bliss, and steadfast commitment to | ||
veterans, it recently adopted the moniker of "Veterans Capital of | ||
the U.S.A."; and | ||
WHEREAS, El Paso is preparing for an exciting new era, as it | ||
was the only Texas community to be awarded a Build Back Better grant | ||
from the U.S. Economic Development Administration; the grant, which | ||
will help El Paso pursue the development of advanced manufacturing | ||
in the areas of aerospace and defense, was secured through the | ||
efforts of UTEP's Aerospace Center, the El Paso Chamber, and the | ||
City and County of El Paso; and | ||
WHEREAS, An area with a rich and fascinating heritage, | ||
El Paso has contributed immeasurably to the story of the Lone Star | ||
State, and its citizens should take great pride in the | ||
extraordinary city they call home; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 14 through 16, 2023, as | ||
El Paso Days at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the | ||
visiting delegation. |