Bill Text: TX SR243 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Energy Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR243 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR243-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the Texas energy industry and to join its employees, | ||
advocates, and partners in celebrating Texas Energy Day at the | ||
Capitol 2023 on March 7, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas leads the nation in oil and natural gas | ||
production, pipeline miles, and refining capacity, all of which | ||
have made our state, nation, and the world stronger, more | ||
efficient, and better connected and supplied with goods; and | ||
WHEREAS, The industry's positive economic impact on Texas, | ||
including the payment of $24.7 billion in state and local taxes | ||
and state royalties in 2022 and the provision of 443,000 jobs, is | ||
strengthening communities and enriching local economies; and | ||
WHEREAS, For every direct job in the Texas oil and natural | ||
gas industry, 2.2 indirect jobs are created, resulting in a total | ||
of 1.4 million Texans' jobs being derived from the state's oil and | ||
natural gas industry; and | ||
WHEREAS, Royalties from Texas oil and natural gas serve | ||
as the primary funding for the Economic Stabilization Fund, | ||
also known as the Rainy Day Fund, the Permanent School Fund, | ||
and the Permanent University Fund, contributing billions of | ||
dollars to those funds as well as $1.65 billion to Texas school | ||
districts and more than $600 million to Texas counties in | ||
property taxes; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas oil and natural gas industry is a leader | ||
in innovation and initiatives that emphasize collaboration in | ||
finding solutions to environmental outcomes while meeting the | ||
energy demands of today and of the future; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas oil and natural gas industry plays a | ||
crucial role in our state and national economies and in global | ||
stability; it is indeed fitting that the Texas energy industry | ||
and its partners be recognized for their contributions to the | ||
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Texas energy | ||
industry and extend to them best wishes for a rewarding Texas | ||
Energy Day at the Capitol; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
honor of this special event. | ||
Birdwell | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 7, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |