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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Building Owners and Managers |
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| 6 | 7 | | Association are celebrating Texas BOMA Virtual Advocacy Day on |
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| 7 | 8 | | February 24, 2021; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1937 as the state federated |
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| 9 | 10 | | organization of BOMA International, Texas BOMA represents the |
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| 10 | 11 | | interests of stakeholders in the commercial real estate business; |
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| 11 | 12 | | it is composed of more than 2,500 members statewide and six |
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| 12 | 13 | | federated associations in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort |
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| 13 | 14 | | Worth, Houston, and San Antonio; its members support over 100,000 |
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| 14 | 15 | | jobs and add billions of dollars to the state's economy; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Texas BOMA is aligned with its parent organization |
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| 16 | 17 | | and local affiliates in working to reduce the environmental impact |
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| 17 | 18 | | of development by advancing energy efficiency and sustainability |
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| 18 | 19 | | initiatives; since 2007, BOMA International has been honored by the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy |
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| 20 | 21 | | with 13 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Partner of the Year |
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| 21 | 22 | | Awards; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected our |
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| 23 | 24 | | state and its business community, and the commercial real estate |
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| 24 | 25 | | sector has played a vital role in reopening and recovery efforts; |
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| 25 | 26 | | building owners and managers have dedicated themselves to |
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| 26 | | - | maintaining operations and ensuring the continuation of services, |
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| 27 | | - | and businesses and employers have relied on these essential workers |
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| 28 | | - | to provide the safe, secure, and healthy environments necessary to |
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| 29 | | - | bring Texans back to work and revitalize the economy of the Lone |
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| 27 | + | maintaining operations and ensuring the continuation of services, and |
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| 28 | + | businesses and employers have relied on these essential workers to provide the safe, |
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| 29 | + | secure, and healthy environments necessary to bring Texans back to work and revitalize the economy of the Lone |
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| 30 | 30 | | Star State; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, Texas BOMA has served |
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| 32 | 32 | | as a voice for those who work in the commercial real estate industry |
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| 33 | 33 | | while helping to promote responsible building practices, and this |
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| 34 | 34 | | legislative day provides a fitting opportunity to honor the |
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| 35 | 35 | | organization and its members; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Building Owners and Managers |
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| 38 | 38 | | Association on the occasion of its 2021 Virtual Advocacy Day; and, |
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| 39 | 39 | | be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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