H.R. No. 301
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On March 9, 2011, proud residents, businesspeople,
and friends of the Richardson community are meeting at the State
Capitol for Richardson's Telecom Corridor Legislative Day; and
WHEREAS, Located just north of Dallas in both Dallas and
Collin Counties, 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
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 and the City of
Richardson; assistance from the state's Texas Enterprise Fund and
Emerging Technology Fund has also figured significantly in local
economic development initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful cities
in the nation at promoting economic development, having attracted
such internationally renowned companies as Cisco Systems, AT&T,
Verizon, Fujitsu Network Communications, Samsung
Telecommunications America, Rockwell Collins, Boeing, Texas
Instruments, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas; at the same
time, exciting new companies in the areas of telecommunications,
nanotechnology, software and semiconductors, and the life
sciences, garnering over $2 billion in venture capital investments,
have been started in the city, and in 2006, the Richardson Economic
Development Partnership, a project of the City of Richardson and
the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, received the prestigious
Technology-Based Economic Development Award from the International
Economic Development Council; and
WHEREAS, The exceptional quality of life in Richardson
contributes to making this community an especially desirable
location; in addition to having some of the state's best schools and
colleges, the city boasts more than 1,000 acres of park space, and
the nationally known Wildflower! arts and music festival and
Cottonwood Art Festival are representative of the area's
outstanding cultural assets; and
WHEREAS, Richardson is also 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, an $85 million facility that was completed in
2007, and its highly regarded Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science help UTD to draw and retain an exceptional faculty
and staff; and
WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's
technology leadership have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor one
of the showplaces of modern Texas, and they 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 House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 9, 2011, as Richardson's Telecom
Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the
Richardson-area business and civic leaders who are visiting the
State Capitol.
Button
Madden
Carter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 301 was adopted by the House on March
9, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House