Bill Text: TX HR412 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring the Port of Houston on the occasion of Port Authority Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Filed [HR412 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR412-Introduced.html
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| By: Perez | H.R. No. 412 | |
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| WHEREAS, A delegation from the Port of Houston is visiting | ||
| Austin on February 19, 2019, in celebration of Port Authority Day at | ||
| the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established by early settlers, the Port of Houston | ||
| was originally located at the confluence of White Oak and Buffalo | ||
| Bayous, now the site of Allen's Landing historic park in downtown | ||
| Houston; activity expanded along Buffalo Bayou, and by the end of | ||
| the 19th century, the bayou had become a major shipping channel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the wake of the hurricane that devastated | ||
| Galveston in 1900, Harris County citizens approved the creation of | ||
| a new Houston port; a $1.25 million bond campaign for dredging of | ||
| the waterway was launched in 1911, and three years later, President | ||
| Woodrow Wilson presided over the official opening of the port to | ||
| traffic; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The port grew to become an economic powerhouse for | ||
| the region, aided by the construction of the Barbours Cut terminal | ||
| in 1977 and the Bayport terminal in 2006; currently ranking among | ||
| the world's busiest deep-sea ports, it is first in our nation for | ||
| foreign waterborne tonnage and second in total foreign and domestic | ||
| waterborne tonnage, and it processes nearly 70 percent of the | ||
| region's container traffic along the Gulf Coast; in addition, more | ||
| than 1.2 million jobs across the state can be attributed to port | ||
| commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2016, the port received the Galveston Bay | ||
| Foundation's Guardian of the Bay Award for its commitment to | ||
| preserving and protecting natural resources; under the leadership | ||
| of port commission chair Ric Campo and executive director Roger | ||
| Guenther, the port continues to work in partnership with the | ||
| foundation to further this mission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Port of Houston has been an engine for economic | ||
| dynamism in Harris County for over a century, and through its | ||
| continued growth, it contributes significantly to the prosperity of | ||
| the entire state; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the Port of Houston on the occasion of Port | ||
| Authority Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the port as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
