Bill Text: TX HR418 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending truckers for their service during Winter Storm Uri.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-01 - Reported enrolled [HR418 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR418-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 418 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Truck drivers played a vital role in maintaining | ||
| supply chains during Winter Storm Uri, which battered the Southwest | ||
| for days in February 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In advance of the historic storm, Texans emptied | ||
| store shelves of essential items, from food to medicine; more than | ||
| 80 percent of Texas communities depend exclusively on trucks for | ||
| the movement of goods, and although the industry was already in a | ||
| capacity crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies increased | ||
| load-to-truck ratios in order to meet urgent demand; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Grocers typically maintain lean inventories in | ||
| expectation of just-in-time deliveries, so supplies became | ||
| increasingly scarce as weather conditions deteriorated; although | ||
| companies in the Texas supply chain are experienced in preparations | ||
| for tropical storms and hurricanes in the summer and fall, the | ||
| sudden onset of an ice storm in February left them with little time | ||
| to implement preventive strategies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winter Storm Uri proved remarkable in its geographic | ||
| reach as well as its duration, disrupting traffic from the | ||
| Northwest to the Southeast; movement at the U.S.-Mexico border | ||
| nearly halted as the storm system interrupted power supply in | ||
| northern Mexico, and truckers attempting to bring goods into Texas | ||
| from other directions dealt with a wide range of hazards, from poor | ||
| road conditions to fuel scarcity as gas lines at truck stops froze; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Despite severe challenges, truckers persevered in | ||
| order to meet the rising need for food, medicine, and other | ||
| assistance; such industry groups as American Trucking | ||
| Associations, the Texas Trucking Association, and the Southwest | ||
| Movers Association coordinated with state and local officials to | ||
| aid relief efforts, from transporting generators to providing | ||
| potable water for residents, hospitals, and other essential | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Going above and beyond to maintain supply chains | ||
| jeopardized by Winter Storm Uri, truck drivers helped Texans | ||
| surmount extreme hardships, and in so doing, they earned our | ||
| profound gratitude and appreciation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend truckers for their outstanding | ||
| contributions during Winter Storm Uri and extend to all those | ||
| involved in the trucking industry sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future. | ||
| Martinez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 418 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 25, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
