Bill Text: TX HR428 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2017, as Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR428 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR428-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 428

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rural telecommunications professionals are
gathering in Austin on February 21, 2017, to celebrate the
importance of Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers to
the prosperity of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 85 percent of Texas is considered rural;
encompassing 142 million acres in 172 counties, these areas are
home to more than 3.2 million people, the largest rural population
in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Each year, more than $200 billion of the state's
gross domestic product is generated by such traditionally rural
industries as agriculture, forestry, hunting, and oil and gas
production, and these enterprises require the latest in modern
communications technology; and
WHEREAS, In response to this need, 45 Small and Rural ILECs
have built and continue to maintain a high-quality
telecommunications network that covers the vast majority of the
rural areas of the state, including those remote regions that are
most expensive to serve; and
WHEREAS, This state-of-the-art network provides critical
infrastructure for education, economic development, health care,
law enforcement, and border security; in addition, the Small and
Rural ILECs support more than 6,300 jobs and are responsible for
over $2.5 billion in direct and indirect economic impact; and
WHEREAS, Small and Rural ILECs play a vital role in the
dynamic economy of Texas in the 21st century, and they are truly
deserving of special recognition for their accomplishments and
contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2017, as Small and Rural
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers Day at the State Capitol and
extend to the visiting telecommunications professionals sincere
best wishes for a productive visit to Austin.
King of Uvalde
Straus Goldman Oliverson
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
Alvarado Gooden Parker
Anchia Guerra Paul
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
Bailes Herrero Price
Bell Hinojosa Raney
Bernal Holland Raymond
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
Bohac Hunter Roberts
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
Burrows Kacal Sanford
Button Keough Schaefer
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
Canales King of Parker Schubert
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
Clardy Klick Sheffield
Coleman Koop Shine
Collier Krause Simmons
Cook Kuempel Smithee
Cortez Lambert Springer
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
Craddick Lang Stickland
Cyrier Larson Stucky
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
Darby Leach Thierry
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
Deshotel Martinez Turner
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
Elkins Miller Villalba
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
Fallon Moody Walle
Farrar Morrison White
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Frank Murphy Workman
Frullo Murr Wray
Geren Neave Wu
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 428 was adopted by the House on February
21
, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House