Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 309
2	2	WHEREAS, On March 6, 2019, proud residents, civic leaders,
3	3	and businesspeople from Richardson and the North Texas high-tech
4	4	community are gathering at the State Capitol for
5	5	Richardson/Telecom Corridor Legislative Day; and
6	6	WHEREAS, North Texas boasts the seventh-greatest
7	7	concentration of high-tech jobs in the nation and more than
8	8	one-third of all the high-tech jobs in the state; home to over
9	9	100,000 people, Richardson has a large number of technology and
10	10	telecommunications companies, as well as financial services and
11	11	insurance firms and corporate headquarters, and it ranks as a
12	12	major technology center with global reach; the city is also home
13	13	to Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in
14	14	Texas, representing a quarter-million employees in more than 300
15	15	member companies and serving as an innovation hub for
16	16	entrepreneurs, universities, and corporations; and
17	17	WHEREAS, The collaboration between business and government
18	18	that characterizes the area is due in large part to the committed
19	19	efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, a five-star
20	20	accredited member of the United States Chamber of Commerce, as
21	21	well as the vital support provided by the City of Richardson and
22	22	the Richardson Economic Development Partnership, the first
23	23	accredited economic development organization in the Dallas-Fort
24	24	Worth Metroplex; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful
26	26	cities in the nation in promoting economic development, having
27	27	attracted such nationally and internationally renowned companies
28	28	as Texas Instruments, State Farm, AT&T, Verizon, Fujitsu Network
29	29	Communications, RealPage, GEICO, Ericsson, Cisco, Raytheon, Blue
30	30	Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Fossil, and Lennox International; and
31	31	WHEREAS, The exceptional quality of life in Richardson
32	32	contributes to making this community an especially desirable
33	33	location; residents benefit from highly regarded educational
34	34	institutions like Richland College and dynamic mixed-use urban
35	35	developments such as CityLine, and they can enjoy nearly 1,000
36	36	acres of parkland and the nationally known Cottonwood Art
37	37	Festival and the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival; and
38	38	WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Dallas, a Texas Tier
39	39	One research university located in Richardson, graduates 90
40	40	percent of its students with degrees in either the sciences or
41	41	business, and it is home to a number of highly ranked schools,
42	42	including the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer
43	43	Science and the Naveen Jindal School of Management, which is
44	44	consistently rated as one of the top business programs in the
45	45	United States; and
46	46	WHEREAS, The Richardson Independent School District was
47	47	one of only seven Texas Honor Roll Districts in 2018 and one of
48	48	only 26 districts across Texas to earn distinction from the Texas
49	49	Education Agency for postsecondary readiness; all schools meet
50	50	agency standards and have received the agency's "Recognized"
51	51	rating for six consecutive years, and Richardson Independent
52	52	School District campuses have exceeded the average STAAR passage
53	53	rates in every subject; the district boasts 23 United States
54	54	Department of Education National Blue Ribbon campuses, and all
55	55	four of its high schools were named among the nation's best by
56	56	Newsweek; and
57	57	WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's
58	58	technology leadership have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor
59	59	one of the showplaces of modern Texas, and the city's residents
60	60	may take great pride in their many accomplishments as they look
61	61	forward to the opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore,
62	62	be it
63	63	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
64	64	Legislature, hereby recognize March 6, 2019, as
65	65	Richardson/Telecom Corridor Legislative Day at the State Capitol
66	66	and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation.
67	67	Paxton, Johnson
68	68	________________________________
69	69	President of the Senate
70	70	I hereby certify that the
71	71	above Resolution was adopted by
72	72	the Senate on March 4, 2019.
73	73	________________________________
74	74	Secretary of the Senate
75	75	________________________________
76	76	Member, Texas Senate
77	77	________________________________
78	78	Member, Texas Senate