Bill Text: TX SR745 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Welcoming Héctor AgustÃn MurguÃa Lardizábal of Ciudad Juárez to the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-11 - Reported enrolled [SR745 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR745-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas welcomes Héctor | ||
Agustín Murguía Lardizábal, Mayor of Ciudad Juarez in the State | ||
of Chihuahua, Mexico; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, together with its | ||
neighboring city of El Paso, Texas, make up the world's largest | ||
international border metroplex with over two million people; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ciudad Juarez and El Paso have, since 1598, | ||
evolved together as a dynamic economic and cultural crossroads | ||
for the United States and the Republic of Mexico; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ciudad Juarez and El Paso share four | ||
international ports of entry that play a key part in the | ||
transportation system that links major centers in the southern | ||
and western hemispheres; and | ||
WHEREAS, More than 70 Fortune 500 companies today operate | ||
over 336 maquiladora plants and employ more than 177,600 workers | ||
in Ciudad Juarez in telecommunications and in the manufacture of | ||
medical supplies, consumer appliances, electronics, and | ||
automotive parts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Trade between Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, and the | ||
State of Texas represents 15 percent of the total trade | ||
relationship between Mexico and the United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mayor Murguía is a fervent advocate for | ||
international trade between Ciudad Juarez and the State of Texas, | ||
which totals over $48 billion annually; and | ||
WHEREAS, Despite ongoing drug-related violence in his | ||
city, Mayor Murguía continues to work to increase commerce, | ||
strengthen small and midsize industrial development, and improve | ||
border relations; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, hereby welcome Héctor Agustín Murguía Lardizábal, | ||
Mayor of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, to the State Capitol and | ||
extend to him and the citizens of Ciudad Juarez sincere best | ||
wishes for their continued development of binational economic | ||
and cultural ties, as well as for their future peace and | ||
prosperity; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for Mayor Murguía and the citizens of Ciudad Juarez, | ||
Chihuahua, as an expression of goodwill and friendship from the | ||
Senate of the State of Texas. | ||
Rodriguez | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 11, 2011. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |