87R21527 JGH-D
By: Vo H.R. No. 739
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Businesses that employ Texans and support the
state's economy are important components of a prosperous future,
and the long history of McDonald's restaurants in Texas is being
celebrated with McDonald's Virtual Legislative Day on April 21,
2021; and
WHEREAS, McDonald's franchises represent a major economic
presence in the Lone Star State, and they provide significant
benefit by returning much of the revenues they generate to local
economies; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 92,000 Texans are employed at the 1,191
McDonald's restaurants currently operating across the state; in
2019, the company's restaurants in Texas purchased 182 million
pounds of beef, 36.2 million pounds of cheese, 1.1 million pounds of
coffee, 44 million pounds of flour, 3 million pounds of onions, 4.7
million pounds of sugar, and 9 million gallons of milk,
representing over $1 billion in revenue to Texas suppliers; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Texas chapters of the Ronald McDonald
House Charities helped more than 66,000 children and their families
in 2019, and McDonald's has invested $6.7 million in tuition
assistance for approximately 2,800 Texas employees seeking higher
education through its Archways to Opportunity program; and
WHEREAS, McDonald's restaurants across the state have made
significant contributions to their communities, and their
owners/operators may take great pride in their success and in their
educational and charitable programs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 21, 2021, as McDonald's Virtual
Legislative Day.