Bill Text: TX SR163 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Commemorating Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Advocacy Day at the State Capitol on February 14, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2023-02-13 - Received by the Secretary of the Senate [SR163 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR163-Introduced.html
88R12188 JRI-D | ||
By: Eckhardt | S.R. No. 163 |
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WHEREAS, Proud representatives of four major metropolitan | ||
LGBTQ chambers of commerce from across the state are gathering in | ||
Austin for the first Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Advocacy Day | ||
at the State Capitol on February 14, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, These organizations include the Austin LGBT Chamber | ||
of Commerce, the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce, the | ||
North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and the San Antonio LGBT | ||
Chamber of Commerce, and they have joined together to form a | ||
statewide coalition of more than 1,000 LGBT-owned and allied | ||
businesses; the cities the chambers represent account for nearly | ||
half of the state's population; and | ||
WHEREAS, Having originally joined forces to combat | ||
discrimination and promote equality, inclusion, and economic | ||
vitality across Texas, the chambers are also pursuing a legislative | ||
agenda that includes support for economic development and the | ||
promotion of tourism, for comprehensive nondiscrimination | ||
legislation that makes Texas a competitive, business-friendly | ||
state, for increased funding for public schools, and for | ||
improvements to the state's health care system and its public | ||
safety and transportation policies; in addition, the group | ||
advocates for racial equity in all sectors of the state, including | ||
education, employment, health care, and criminal justice; and | ||
WHEREAS, By bringing their collective voices together in | ||
behalf of the LGBTQIA+ business community in the Lone Star State, | ||
these chambers of commerce have jointly become a powerful advocate | ||
for the dignity and prosperity of all Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize February 14, 2023, as Texas LGBTQ Chambers of | ||
Commerce Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome | ||
to the visiting delegation. |