Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 1025
	1	+	85R18115 KSM-D
	2	+	By: Canales H.R. No. 1025
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Trade between Texas and Mexico plays a vital role in
6	7		the economic prosperity of the Lone Star State; and
7	8		WHEREAS, Each year, Texas sends about 36 percent of the
8	9		state's total exports to Mexico, and in 2015, exports to Mexico
9	10		totaled nearly $92.5 million; goods exported to Mexico include
10	11		computer and electronic products, petroleum and coal products,
11	12		chemicals, machinery, and transportation equipment, all of which
12	13		are produced by industries that supply hundreds of thousands of
13	14		jobs to the Lone Star State; and
14	15		WHEREAS, Since the ratification of the North American Free
15	16		Trade Agreement in 1994, the export of U.S. goods to Mexico has
16	17		risen 325 percent, while imports into the United States from Mexico
17	18		have increased 458 percent; in 2012, Americans spent $277.5 billion
18	19		for goods from Mexico, and Mexico is America's third-largest
19	20		supplier of oil, after Canada and Saudi Arabia; additionally,
20	21		nearly half of the tomatoes and two-thirds of the mangoes consumed
21	22		in the United States come from Mexico; and
22	23		WHEREAS, The importance of this trade to Texas border cities,
23		-	counties, and businesses is ~~very~~ significant, and disruption to
24		-	international commerce would be economically ~~damaging~~; and
	24	+	counties, and businesses is significant, and disruption to
	25	+	international commerce would be economically devastating; and
25	26		WHEREAS, Mexico is the largest trading partner of Texas and
26	27		the third-largest of the United States, and it is imperative that
27	28		our federal government take proactive steps to strengthen ties with
28	29		Mexico and build bridges of economic opportunity that will benefit
29	30		Texas and the entire nation; now, therefore, be it
30	31		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
31	32		Legislature hereby urge the United States Congress to recognize the
32	33		importance of trade between Texas and Mexico and foster
33	34		international commerce; and, be it further
	35	+	RESOLVED, That the federal executive and legislative
	36	+	branches be urged to fully evaluate the impact of proposed federal
	37	+	trade policies, legislation, executive orders, and other actions on
	38	+	Texas-Mexico commerce; and, be it further
34	39		RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the house forward official
35	40		copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
36	41		the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
37	42		Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
38	43		members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
39	44		this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
40	45		memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
41		-	Canales Keough Canales Keough
42		-	Canales Keough
43		-	Nevárez Guerra Nevárez Guerra
44		-	Nevárez Guerra
45		-	Raymond Alvarado Raymond Alvarado
46		-	Raymond Alvarado
47		-	Bernal Blanco Bernal Blanco
48		-	Bernal Blanco
49		-	Cortez Deshotel Cortez Deshotel
50		-	Cortez Deshotel
51		-	Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso
52		-	Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso
53		-	Guillen Gutierrez Guillen Gutierrez
54		-	Guillen Gutierrez
55		-	Hernandez Hinojosa Hernandez Hinojosa
56		-	Hernandez Hinojosa
57		-	Johnson of Dallas Longoria Johnson of Dallas Longoria
58		-	Johnson of Dallas Longoria
59		-	Lozano Lucio III Lozano Lucio III
60		-	Lozano Lucio III
61		-	Martinez Minjarez Martinez Minjarez
62		-	Martinez Minjarez
63		-	Moody Muñoz, Jr. Moody Muñoz, Jr.
64		-	Moody Muñoz, Jr.
65		-	Neave Ortega Neave Ortega
66		-	Neave Ortega
67		-	Perez Reynolds Perez Reynolds
68		-	Perez Reynolds
69		-	Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar
70		-	Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar
71		-	Romero, Jr. Rose Romero, Jr. Rose
72		-	Romero, Jr. Rose
73		-	Turner Wu Turner Wu
74		-	Turner Wu
75		-	______________________________
76		-	Speaker of the House
77		-	I certify that H.R. No. 1025 was adopted by the House on May
78		-	4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 12, 2 present, not
79		-	voting.
80		-	______________________________
81		-	Chief Clerk of the House
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83		-	Canales Keough
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85		-	Nevárez Guerra
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87		-	Raymond Alvarado
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89		-	Bernal Blanco
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91		-	Cortez Deshotel
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93		-	Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso
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95		-	Guillen Gutierrez
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97		-	Hernandez Hinojosa
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99		-	Johnson of Dallas Longoria
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101		-	Lozano Lucio III
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103		-	Martinez Minjarez
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105		-	Moody Muñoz, Jr.
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107		-	Neave Ortega
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109		-	Perez Reynolds
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111		-	Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar
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113		-	Romero, Jr. Rose
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115		-	Turner Wu