Bill Text: TX SR407 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 1, 2011, as City of Dallas Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR407 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR407-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| welcome the delegation of distinguished citizens, business | ||
| owners, and elected officials from Dallas who have come to the | ||
| State Capitol on March 1, 2011, to celebrate City of Dallas | ||
| Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The City of Dallas is the ninth-largest city in | ||
| the nation, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the country's | ||
| fourth-largest metropolitan area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dallas is a city filled with big thinkers and | ||
| imaginative people, whose ideas and innovations contribute greatly | ||
| to the unique, larger-than-life character of the city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thinking big is part of this city's maverick | ||
| history, along with a bravado and spirit powerful enough to | ||
| constantly reinvent the city's approach to business, fashion, | ||
| arts, and entertainment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Dallas City Council represents some 1.2 | ||
| million citizens in a geographic area of 385 square miles; jobs | ||
| within Dallas account for approximately one million of the | ||
| metropolitan area's 2.8 million jobs; a major business center, | ||
| Dallas is home to over 60,000 businesses, including over 100 | ||
| corporate headquarters operations, 19 of which are in the Fortune | ||
| 1000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dallas has a richly diverse business base with a | ||
| large, well-educated workforce, a central location and a history | ||
| of innovation that supports several major industry clusters, | ||
| including building design, construction, furnishings, food | ||
| manufacturing, specialized instruments, information technology | ||
| services, logistics, media, telecommunications, and transportation | ||
| manufacturing and assembly; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The costs of living and doing business in Dallas | ||
| compare favorably to those in other leading cities in the United | ||
| States, with the overall cost of living at 92 percent of the | ||
| national average; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Combined with low taxes and reasonable real | ||
| estate costs, this helps businesses and households make more of | ||
| their income, improving the business bottom line and the | ||
| individual's quality of life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dallas has a diverse housing stock, ranging from | ||
| historic single-family neighborhoods to high-rise condominiums, | ||
| and can accommodate any household type; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For recreation, Dallas offers more shopping and | ||
| restaurant opportunities per capita than anywhere else in America, | ||
| diverse cultural venues from small theater companies and galleries | ||
| to the nation's largest arts district; parks, trails, forests, and | ||
| lakes, as well as professional sports venues, round out the local | ||
| attractions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dallas leaders understand that doing business in | ||
| a sustainable way enables an organization to provide its services | ||
| more efficiently; for decades, the City of Dallas has | ||
| demonstrated a commitment to environmental responsibility and | ||
| innovation in running the city; numerous initiatives, policies, | ||
| and awards reveal the city's dedication to improving the quality | ||
| of life through environmental sustainability; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The City of Dallas, through the outstanding | ||
| leadership of its mayor and city council, is committed to working | ||
| in partnership with the Texas Legislature, particularly the | ||
| Dallas delegation, to ensure the continued well-being of the city | ||
| and its residents; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the City of Dallas, its mayor, and | ||
| its city council on their commitment to the citizens of Dallas | ||
| and their contributions to the prosperity of this state and | ||
| recognize March 1, 2011, as City of Dallas Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the visiting delegation from Dallas as an expression of esteem | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| West, Carona, Shapiro | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
