SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 78
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Aggregates and Concrete
Association are gathering in Austin for their legislative day at
the State Capitol on February 28, 2013; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association was
created in 1974 from the already existent Texas Ready Mixed
Concrete Association and the Texas Aggregates Association; and
WHEREAS, Today, nearly 40 years later, the Texas
Aggregates and Concrete Association has over 200 member
companies throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association
represents 75 percent of the owners of concrete businesses in
Texas, 100 percent of the owners of cement businesses in Texas,
and 80 percent of the owners of aggregates businesses in Texas;
and
WHEREAS, Aggregates, concrete, cement, and related
industries account for nearly $5 billion of the state's economy
and thousands of jobs throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association
advocates for sustainable funding levels for state
infrastructure sectors that positively affect economic
development and job creation in addition to furthering the
business aims of these vital industries; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby welcome the Texas Aggregates and Concrete
Association to the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and productive
day at the Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the association as an expression of regard from the Texas Senate.
Nichols
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 28, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate