Bill Text: TX HR2330 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the San Antonio Water System for the assistance it provided to the Corpus Christi community in December 2016.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2330 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2330-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2330 |
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WHEREAS, During a recent water emergency in Corpus Christi, | ||
the men and women of the San Antonio Water System provided crucial | ||
assistance to their fellow Texans in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, In mid-December 2016, the use of water from the | ||
public utility of Corpus Christi was banned for fear of | ||
contamination by industrial chemicals, and for four days, some | ||
330,000 area residents could not use tap water to drink, cook, | ||
bathe, or wash their clothes; and | ||
WHEREAS, In response to this dire situation, SAWS joined | ||
other organizations and communities from across the state and | ||
beyond to help; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of the crisis, SAWS provided two | ||
tanker trucks for the Driscoll Children's Hospital, one providing | ||
clean water to keep the intensive care and dialysis units running, | ||
while the other ran back and forth to San Antonio to resupply it; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition, crews from SAWS assisted in flushing | ||
the city's water system to clear it of potential contaminants; each | ||
team worked its regular shift in San Antonio, then drove to Corpus | ||
Christi afterward to work through the night; and | ||
WHEREAS, When the welfare of their neighbors to the south was | ||
in jeopardy, the employees of SAWS came to their aid with | ||
generosity, skill, and expedience, and they are truly deserving of | ||
special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend the San Antonio Water System for its | ||
efforts in behalf of the people of Corpus Christi and extend sincere | ||
gratitude to all those who gave so generously of their time, | ||
expertise, and energy to this endeavor, including chair of the SAWS | ||
Board of Trustees Berto Guerra, SAWS CEO Robert R. Puente, San | ||
Antonio mayor Ivy Taylor, Monty McGuffin, Tom Gonzales, Adolph | ||
Pacheco, Joseph Rangel, Shawn Dorn, Jesus Ramon, Antonio Aguilar, | ||
Ernest Tijerina, and Erick Salazar; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the San Antonio Water System as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Gutierrez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2330 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||