Bill Text: TX SR225 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 4, 2015, as Richardson/Telecom Corridor Legislative Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-23 - Reported enrolled [SR225 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR225-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, On March 4, 2015, proud residents, businesspeople, and | ||
friends of the Richardson community are gathering at the State Capitol | ||
in Austin for Richardson/Telecom Corridor Legislative Day; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located just north of Dallas in both Dallas and | ||
Collin Counties, the city of Richardson is home to more than | ||
100,000 people and a high concentration of technology and | ||
telecommunications companies, as well as financial services | ||
firms and corporate headquarters; it ranks as one of the largest | ||
employment centers in North Texas and has been recognized as a | ||
major telecommunications center with global reach; and | ||
WHEREAS, The collaboration between business and government | ||
that characterizes the region is due in large part to the committed | ||
efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, a five-star | ||
accredited United States Chamber member, the City of Richardson, and | ||
their joint initiative, the Richardson Economic Development | ||
Partnership; assistance from the state's Texas Enterprise Fund and | ||
Emerging Technology Fund has also figured significantly in local | ||
economic development projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful | ||
cities in the nation at promoting business development, having | ||
attracted such internationally renowned companies as State Farm, | ||
AT&T, Verizon, Samsung Telecommunications America, Fujitsu | ||
Network Communications, Texas Instruments, MetroPCS, Cisco, Blue | ||
Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and Fossil; and | ||
WHEREAS, The exceptional quality of life in Richardson | ||
contributes to making this community an especially desirable | ||
location, with highly regarded educational institutions like the | ||
nearby Malcolm Baldrige award-winning Richland College, more than | ||
1,100 acres of parkland, and the nationally known Wildflower! arts | ||
and music festival and Cottonwood Art Festival; and | ||
WHEREAS, Richardson is home to The University of Texas at | ||
Dallas, a dynamic public research institution that stands at the | ||
forefront of scientific, technological, and medical | ||
investigation; the school's state-of-the-art Natural Science and | ||
Engineering Research Laboratory and its highly regarded Jonsson | ||
School of Engineering and Computer Science help the university to | ||
draw and retain an exceptional faculty and staff; moreover, the | ||
undergraduate and graduate business programs at the Naveen | ||
Jindal School of Management have consistently ranked among the | ||
best in the United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Richardson Independent School District was one of | ||
only 26 districts to earn distinction from the Texas Education Agency | ||
for postsecondary readiness, and it is one of the largest and most | ||
diverse high-performing districts in Texas; all schools meet Texas | ||
Education Agency standards, STAAR passage rates exceed the state's | ||
average in every subject, and the district employs only teachers rated | ||
"Highly Qualified" under the No Child Left Behind Act; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's | ||
technology leaders have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor one | ||
of the showplaces of modern Texas, and Richardson residents can | ||
take great pride in their many accomplishments as they look | ||
forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize March 4, 2015, as Richardson/Telecom | ||
Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the area business | ||
and civic leaders who are visiting the State Capitol on this day. | ||
Taylor of Collin | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 23, 2015. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |