Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR214 Compare Versions

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 214
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	join the City of Irving and the Greater Irving-Las Colinas
4	4	Chamber of Commerce in recognizing February 17, 2009, as Irving
5	5	Day at the State Capitol; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Strategically located in the heart of the
7	7	Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Irving maintains the spirit of a
8	8	small town while offering residents and businesses an
9	9	unparalleled quality of life; it is also the site of the lush
10	10	parkways and vibrant communities of Valley Ranch, home of the
11	11	famed Dallas Cowboys; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Other Irving amenities include the National
13	13	Scouting Museum, the official museum of the Boy Scouts of
14	14	America, and the Irving Arts Center, which boasts two theaters,
15	15	an outdoor sculpture garden, and 12 resident arts groups and
16	16	hosts more than 20 art exhibits annually and various touring
17	17	performances; Irving is also the site of the annual HP Byron
18	18	Nelson Golf Championship, which serves as a venue for business
19	19	networking and entertaining; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Irving is the location of the global headquarters
21	21	of Fortune 500 companies ExxonMobil, Kimberly-Clark, Commercial
22	22	Metals, and Fluor Corporation and is home to 8,000 companies,
23	23	including more than 50 Fortune 500 corporations; it is also the
24	24	site of the headquarters of such Fortune 1000 companies as
25	25	Flowserve, Michael's Stores, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Zale
26	26	Corporation; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Many foreign-owned businesses have benefited from
28	28	Irving's strong corporate environment, and companies with
29	29	headquarters scattered throughout the world, in such countries
30	30	as Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Finland, Germany, and Japan,
31	31	have opened offices in the Greater Irving area; the Dallas-Fort
32	32	Worth International Airport, one of the world's busiest
33	33	airports, provides easy global access to Irving for
34	34	international business relationships; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Empowering corporations to reach their greatest
36	36	potential has become the goal of the Irving area; as the bustling
37	37	business center of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Irving has
38	38	earned a Double Triple A bond rating, the highest financial
39	39	ranking a city can achieve; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
41	41	Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Greater
42	42	Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce for helping the City of
43	43	Irving become a business-friendly place as well as a
44	44	people-friendly place and extend best wishes to them for a
45	45	successful and celebratory Irving Day at the State Capitol; and,
46	46	be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
48	48	the City of Irving as a memento of this special day.
49	49	Harris, Shapiro
50	50	________________________________
51	51	President of the Senate
52	52	I hereby certify that the
53	53	above Resolution was adopted by
54	54	the Senate on February 17, 2009.
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Secretary of the Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate