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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Proud members of the Southwest Movers Association of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas are gathering in Austin on January 31, 2017, for their |
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| 7 | 8 | | Moving/Trucking Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Southwest Movers Association is also marking a |
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| 9 | 10 | | special milestone in 2017, as it celebrates its 100th year |
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| 10 | 11 | | representing the household goods industry in Texas; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, SMA was originally founded as the Texas Warehouse |
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| 12 | 13 | | and Transfermen's Association at a meeting held in Fort Worth in |
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| 13 | 14 | | August 1917; the meeting was organized by S. J. Westheimer of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Houston, who went on to serve as the organization's first |
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| 15 | 16 | | president; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1934, the group became known as the Southwest |
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| 17 | 18 | | Warehouse and Transfer Association to reflect its expansion to the |
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| 18 | 19 | | surrounding states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New |
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| 19 | 20 | | Mexico, and its regional responsibilities continued until 2001, |
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| 20 | 21 | | when Texas again became its sole focus; in 1978, the association's |
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| 21 | 22 | | offices were moved from Dallas to Austin, and its name was changed |
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| 22 | 23 | | to the Southwest Movers Association in 1995; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Although state and federal laws have evolved with |
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| 24 | 25 | | the passing years, the protection of the consumer public, through |
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| 25 | 26 | | licensing and insurance regulations, has been and continues to be a |
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| 26 | 27 | | core part of the SMA mission; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Over the past 100 years, the Southwest Movers |
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| 28 | 29 | | Association has worked diligently to promote and support the moving |
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| 29 | 30 | | industry while safeguarding the needs of the customers it serves, |
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| 30 | 31 | | and its members may indeed take great satisfaction in the |
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| 31 | 32 | | organization's dedicated efforts and many notable achievements; |
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| 32 | 33 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby recognize January 31, 2017, as Moving/Trucking |
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| 35 | 36 | | Day at the State Capitol and congratulate the Southwest Movers |
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| 36 | 37 | | Association on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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