SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 179
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join
the Build a Better Texas Coalition and the Workers Defense Project
in observing February 25, 2015, as the Day of the Fallen; and
WHEREAS, On the Day of the Fallen, groups are gathering in
Austin to honor the men and women who have died in
construction-related accidents and to promote workplace safety
in the construction industry; and
WHEREAS, The Build a Better Texas Coalition is a group of
businesses, community and faith-based organizations, and other
individuals dedicated to fostering workplace safety; they support
such measures as adequate safety training and rest breaks for
construction workers and workers' compensation insurance; and
WHEREAS, The construction industry plays a significant
role in the Texas economy, with nearly one million Texans working
in the field, and workplace safety has become a serious issue
throughout the state; more construction workers die in Texas than
in any other state, and one in every five construction workers in
Texas suffers an injury that requires medical attention; and
WHEREAS, A strong and sustainable construction industry is
essential to the economic prosperity of our state; it is truly
fitting that efforts be made to uphold the highest of standards
in workplace safety in Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby join Texans across the state in observing
February 25, 2015, as the Day of the Fallen, in memory of the
thousands who have died in construction-related accidents; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this special occasion.
Rodriguez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 25, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate