SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 158
WHEREAS, Members of the Metroplex Technology Business
Council are gathering at the State Capitol to celebrate Texas
Technology Day on February 12, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Since the mid-1950s, North Texas has been home to
major facilities of such high-technology companies as Texas
Instruments, Collins Radio/Rockwell, and MCI, among many others;
today, the region's thriving Telecom Corridor boasts a variety
of telecommunications, information technology, biomedical,
semiconductor, and nanotechnology companies that employ 230,000
people; and
WHEREAS, In response to this rapid growth, the Metroplex
Technology Business Council was founded in August 1994 by four
former chairs of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, Jim
Carmichael of Rockwell International, Joe Snayd of Fujitsu, Max
Kee of Nortel, and Frank J. Kozel of MCI; over the years, the
council's membership has grown from 80 member companies to 300,
making it one of the largest technology trade associations in the
Lone Star State and in the Southwest; and
WHEREAS, Under its motto "Technology Lives Here," the
Metroplex Technology Business Council acts as an innovation hub
for entrepreneurs, universities, and corporations by strengthening
the North Texas technology community, fostering new technology
talent, and creating jobs and opportunity for countless Texans;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby recognize the Metroplex Technology Business
Council on the occasion of Texas Technology Day and extend to the
visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and
enjoyable day in Austin; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the Metroplex Technology Business Council as an
expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Taylor of Collin
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 17, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate