Bill Text: TX SR198 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Ports Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-21 - Reported enrolled [SR198 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR198-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Ports Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-21 - Reported enrolled [SR198 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR198-Introduced.html
By: LaMantia, et al. | S.R. No. 198 | |
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WHEREAS, Representatives of the Texas Ports Association | ||
are gathering in Austin for Texas Ports Day at the State Capitol | ||
on February 21, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, An essential element of the state's economy, | ||
which is the ninth-largest economy in the world, Texas ports play | ||
an integral role in the international supply chain; the system | ||
boasts the largest container port on the Gulf Coast, the largest | ||
breakbulk gateway in the U.S., the leading energy export gateway | ||
in the nation, and the largest port in the country in total | ||
revenue tonnage; ranked second in the U.S. in waterborne | ||
commerce, Texas ports handle 616.2 million tons of foreign and | ||
domestic cargo, generate $449.6 billion of total economic value | ||
for the state, and impact more than 1.8 million jobs; a recent | ||
Global Trade article lauded the state with the greatest cluster | ||
of power ports among the top 20 list; moreover, three Texas ports | ||
are designated as strategic military ports by the | ||
U.S. Department of Defense, providing surface deployment and | ||
worldwide distribution for military cargo; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Ports Association is an alliance of | ||
more than 20 maritime ports along the Gulf Coast, and it | ||
represents a number of import and export industries; the | ||
organization advocates for infrastructure projects that will | ||
help supply chain constraints, enhance port efficiency, improve | ||
the movement of freight through intermodal systems, create new | ||
jobs, and attract private investment; and | ||
WHEREAS, TPA greatly benefits from the leadership of its | ||
executive director and CEO Glenna K. Bruun as well as its | ||
president Victor Martinez, vice president Larry Kelley, and | ||
secretary/treasurer Nelda Olivo; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas ports contribute tremendously to the | ||
economic vitality of the Lone Star State, and all those | ||
associated with the Texas Ports Association are deserving of | ||
recognition for their support and advocacy; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize Texas Ports Day at the State Capitol on February | ||
21, 2023, and extend a warm welcome to the visiting members of the | ||
Texas Ports Association. |