Bill Text: TX HR412 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texas Rural Broadband Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR412 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR412-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 412

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Telephone Association are
gathering in Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Texas Rural
Broadband Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1905, TTA represents the state's local
exchange telephone companies and relies heavily on the volunteer
efforts of its member officers and directors who provide voice and
data service to rural Texas; the association's 46 rural
telecommunications providers include telephone cooperatives, small
family-owned companies, and multistate operations; and
WHEREAS, Covering almost half of the Lone Star State's land
area and a large portion of the Texas-Mexico border, TTA member
companies serve some 1.4 million rural Texas households and 2,200
rural schools, colleges, government agencies, and other anchor
institutions; thousands of miles of fiber optic and wireline
facilities form the backbone of the rural Texas telecommunications
network, enabling voice and wireless calls, broadband, and a range
of additional advanced services; and
WHEREAS, TTA employs approximately 3,800 Texans in full-time
positions and creates thousands of jobs for contractors, materials
suppliers, and other rural Texas businesses; working tirelessly
during adversity, rural phone companies and their technicians have
helped ensure uninterrupted connections for rural Texans during the
challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, during Winter Storm
Uri in 2021, technicians braved dangerous conditions, often
traveling long distances to power remote switches with generators
and to check on the well-being of customers; and
WHEREAS, For well over a century, TTA has played an important
role in keeping rural Texans connected, and it is indeed a pleasure
to join in recognizing the association for its myriad
contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Texas Rural
Broadband Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
associated with the Texas Telephone Association sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for TTA as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
of Representatives.
Ashby
Phelan Guerra Murr
Allen Guillen Neave Criado
Allison Harless Noble
Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
Ashby Harrison Orr
Bailes Hayes Ortega
Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
Bernal Herrero Perez
Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
Bonnen Holland Price
Bowers Howard Ramos
Bryant Hull Raney
Buckley Hunter Raymond
Bucy Isaac Reynolds
Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
Canales Kacal Schofield
Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
Cole Kitzman Shine
Collier Klick Slaton
Cook Kuempel Slawson
Cortez Lalani Smith
Craddick Lambert Smithee
Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
Darby Leach Stucky
Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
Dean Longoria Talarico
DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
Dutton Lozano Thimesch
Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
Gates Meyer Turner
Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
Geren Moody Vasut
Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
González of El Paso Morrison Wu
Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 412 was adopted by the House on February
28, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House