Bill Text: TX HR433 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 16, 2011, as Ellington Field Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-17 - Reported enrolled [HR433 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR433-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 433 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives from the Ellington | ||
| Field Joint Reserve Base are visiting the State Capitol on February | ||
| 16, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Constructed in 1917 to prepare military air | ||
| personnel during the First World War, Ellington Field later served | ||
| as the training base for thousands of pilots, navigators, and | ||
| bombardiers during World War II; the base became a municipal | ||
| airport in 1984 but continued to provide support for military | ||
| reserve and guard units, as well as NASA; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The military side of this mixed-use airport was | ||
| renamed Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in 2010 to reflect its | ||
| emergence in joint total force structure; it hosts commands from | ||
| all five U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Homeland | ||
| Security military services, as well as those of interagency | ||
| missions and the NASA Johnson Space Center Aviation Department; | ||
| equipped with state-of-the-art training technology, it readies for | ||
| deployment Army, Navy, and Marine Reserve units, along with Army | ||
| and Air National Guard personnel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Ellington Field base protects the only region in | ||
| the country that holds all 17 national asset categories identified | ||
| by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as prime potential | ||
| targets for global terrorism; moreover, it is home to the 147th | ||
| Reconnaissance Wing Mission, whose transition from F-16s to | ||
| unmanned aerial systems reflects a trend that is transforming the | ||
| U.S. Air Force and Air Guard; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2008, the number of active, reserve, and guard | ||
| troops stationed at Ellington Field has increased from 1,500 to | ||
| more than 6,000; the base is in the midst of a $100 million | ||
| expansion, its largest in more than three decades; additions | ||
| include a second Armed Forces Reserve Center and a | ||
| 40,000-square-foot Battle Command Training Center, and a new Coast | ||
| Guard headquarters facility is scheduled for completion in 2012; | ||
| recognizing the positive impact of the base on surrounding | ||
| communities, civic and business leaders work together to support | ||
| its development through the Ellington Field Task Force, which is | ||
| led by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ellington Field has long made important | ||
| contributions to the Houston-area economy, and Ellington Field | ||
| Joint Reserve Base plays a vital role in defending the security of | ||
| our state and our nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 16, 2011, as Ellington Field | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best | ||
| wishes for a memorable and productive day in Austin. | ||
| Legler | ||
| J. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 433 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 16, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
