Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 441
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Employees, advocates, and partners of the energy
6	6	industry are celebrating Texas Energy Day at the State Capitol on
7	7	March 7, 2023; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Texas is the number one state in the U.S. for oil and
9	9	natural gas production, refining capacity, and pipeline miles;
10	10	moreover, the state has played an important part in helping our
11	11	nation become the world's leader in oil and gas production, which
12	12	has created an unprecedented level of American energy security; the
13	13	oil and gas industry also contributes greatly to the economic
14	14	well-being of the state by directly providing approximately 443,000
15	15	jobs, with many more jobs indirectly tied to the oil and gas sector,
16	16	and in 2022 the industry generated nearly $25 billion in taxes and
17	17	royalties that helped fund such essential infrastructure as
18	18	schools, roads, and emergency services; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In 2022, Texas school districts received more than
20	20	$1.5 billion in property taxes from mineral properties producing
21	21	oil and natural gas, pipelines, and gas utilities, and Texas
22	22	counties received $608 million; the oil and gas industry also paid
23	23	$1.5 billion to the Economic Stabilization Fund last year and
24	24	another $2.1 billion to the Permanent University Fund; and
25	25	WHEREAS, The state's preeminent role in energy production has
26	26	been furthered through the use of fracking and other innovative
27	27	processes; many Texas oil and natural gas companies are leading the
28	28	way in developing new technologies designed to reduce water use,
29	29	expand water reuse, and increase the use of naturally occurring
30	30	salt water in their operations; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Because of advances in technology, carbon dioxide
32	32	emissions in the United States are at some of the lowest levels in
33	33	nearly three decades, and today, natural gas production has a
34	34	smaller carbon footprint than burning coal or petroleum products;
35	35	according to the Railroad Commission of Texas, the percentage of
36	36	natural gas flared out of all the natural gas produced in Texas
37	37	decreased by 73 percent between June 2019 and May 2021, with less
38	38	than two percent of the natural gas produced in Texas flared or
39	39	vented; further, even though oil and natural gas production have
40	40	skyrocketed, in 2020, methane emissions from the industry were down
41	41	17 percent since 1990; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Oil and natural gas are used to make the vast
43	43	majority of products and materials that we use every day, including
44	44	plastics, medicines, computers, and more, and Texas is a vital
45	45	contributor to the nation's global energy leadership; and
46	46	WHEREAS, The Texas oil and natural gas industry plays an
47	47	essential role in securing our state and national economy and
48	48	advancing global stability, and it is indeed fitting that the Texas
49	49	energy industry and its partners be recognized for their
50	50	contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
51	51	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
52	52	Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as Texas Energy Day at
53	53	the State Capitol and extend to all those participating in the event
54	54	sincere best wishes for the future.
55	55	Goldman
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Speaker of the House
58	58	I certify that H.R. No. 441 was adopted by the House on March
59	59	16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
60	60	______________________________
61	61	Chief Clerk of the House