82R7699 MGR-D
By: Strama H.R. No. 420
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Economic Development Council is observing
the 50th anniversary of its creation in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Originally known as the Texas Industrial
Development Council, the organization was founded in 1961 by a
group of individuals representing railroads, banks, utility
companies, chambers of commerce, and civic associations from all
across the state; preliminary meetings were held in Dallas,
Abilene, and Austin, and the first general membership meeting took
place in College Station, where the council's central
administrative office would be located at Texas A&M University for
nearly three decades; and
WHEREAS, The council was a driving force behind the
institution of the economic development sales tax in 1989 and has
supported the Texas Enterprise Fund, the Texas Emerging Technology
Fund, the Texas Economic Development Act, and the Skills
Development Fund; in 1991, the organization relocated to Austin,
and three years later the group adopted its present name; today, the
nearly 900 members of TEDC continue to work on issues of great
importance to the state, including investment, education, and
workforce development; and
WHEREAS, For half a century, TEDC has played an instrumental
role in spurring economic growth in the Lone Star State, and the
benefits of its accomplishments will positively affect Texans long
into the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding
of the Texas Economic Development Council and extend to its members
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for TEDC as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
of Representatives.