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
 
  ______________________________
  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.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House