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1		-	H.C.R. No. 84
	1	+	By: Parker, Button (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) H.C.R. No. 84
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 17, 2021;
	3	+	May 17, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Administration; May 20, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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4	9		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	10		WHEREAS, Recent changes in the global economy have introduced
6	11		new opportunities for a closer and more mutually beneficial trade
7	12		relationship between Texas and the United Kingdom; and
8	13		WHEREAS, Texans have a long history of friendship with the
9	14		United Kingdom; Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas,
10	15		was the first state leader to send a diplomatic mission to London,
11	16		and a plaque on St. James Street still marks the site of the
12	17		legation of the Republic of Texas; the first British Consulate in
13	18		the State of Texas was established in Galveston in 1846; and
14	19		WHEREAS, Today, the United Kingdom is the top source of
15	20		foreign direct investment in Texas, and subsidiaries of British
16	21		companies provide over 119,000 jobs for Texans; the UK is also one
17	22		of the state's largest global export markets, with British
18	23		households and businesses purchasing more than $10.2 billion in
19	24		services and goods such as petroleum, aerospace products, and
20	25		medical equipment from Texas each year; moreover, high levels of
21	26		tourism and business travel bring our two peoples even closer, both
22	27		economically and culturally, while cooperation on major defense
23	28		projects such as the F-35 fighter jet project based in Fort Worth
24	29		emphasizes our shared security interests; and
25	30		WHEREAS, Represented by the British Consulate General in
26	31		Houston, the government of the United Kingdom works with Texas
27	32		state and municipal leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and
28	33		businesses to create a more prosperous future, and together Texans
29	34		and Britons share a commitment to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and
30	35		recover from its economic effects, to create robust and resilient
31	36		supply chains, and to build a more secure energy infrastructure;
32	37		and
33	38		WHEREAS, The relationship between Texas and the UK can be
34	39		strengthened by continued dialogue on issues of trade and commerce
35	40		that fall within state jurisdiction, as well as the eventual
36	41		passage of a comprehensive free trade agreement between the United
37	42		States and the United Kingdom; and
38	43		WHEREAS, The State of Texas takes great pride in its
39	44		partnership with the United Kingdom, and the citizens of the Lone
40	45		Star State look forward to many more years of fruitful cooperation
41	46		with their friends across the Atlantic; now, therefore, be it
42	47		RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
43	48		hereby recognize the vital importance of the enduring friendship
44	49		between Texas and the United Kingdom and commend all those
45	50		individuals who are working to maintain and strengthen that
46	51		relationship and the bonds of shared history, language, and
47	52		culture, including British Ambassador to the United States Karen
48	53		Pierce and British Consul General in Houston Richard Hyde; and, be
49	54		it further
50	55		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	56		prepared for the Consul General of the United Kingdom in Houston and
52	57		the British Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., as
53	58		an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives
54	59		and Senate.
55		-	Parker
56		-	Button
57		-	______________________________ ______________________________
58		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
59		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House on May
60		-	14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 1, 2 present, not
61		-	voting.
62		-	______________________________
63		-	Chief Clerk of the House
64		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate on May
65		-	27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
66		-	______________________________
67		-	Secretary of the Senate
68		-	APPROVED: __________________
69		-	Date
70		-	__________________
71		-	Governor
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