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