Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 241
2	2	WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Telephone Association are
3	3	gathering in Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Texas
4	4	Rural Broadband Day at the State Capitol; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Founded in 1905, TTA represents the state's local
6	6	exchange telephone companies and relies heavily on the volunteer
7	7	efforts of its member officers and directors who provide voice
8	8	and data service to rural Texas; the association's 46 rural
9	9	telecommunications providers include telephone cooperatives,
10	10	small family-owned companies, and multistate operations; and
11	11	WHEREAS, Covering almost half of the Lone Star State's land
12	12	area and a large portion of the Texas-Mexico border, TTA member
13	13	companies serve some 1.4 million rural Texas households and 2,200
14	14	rural schools, colleges, government agencies, and other anchor
15	15	institutions; thousands of miles of fiber optic and wireline
16	16	facilities form the backbone of the rural Texas
17	17	telecommunications network, enabling voice and wireless calls,
18	18	broadband, and a range of additional advanced services; and
19	19	WHEREAS, TTA employs approximately 3,800 Texans in
20	20	full-time positions and creates thousands of jobs for
21	21	contractors, materials suppliers, and other rural Texas
22	22	businesses; working tirelessly during adversity, rural phone
23	23	companies and their technicians have helped ensure uninterrupted
24	24	connections for rural Texans during the challenges of the
25	25	COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, during Winter Storm Uri in 2021,
26	26	technicians braved dangerous conditions, often traveling long
27	27	distances to power remote switches with generators and to check
28	28	on the well-being of customers; and
29	29	WHEREAS, For well over a century, TTA has played an
30	30	important role in keeping rural Texans connected, and it is
31	31	indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the association for its
32	32	myriad contributions; now, therefore, be it
33	33	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
34	34	Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Texas Rural
35	35	Broadband Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
36	36	associated with the Texas Telephone Association sincere best
37	37	wishes for continued success; and, be it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
39	39	prepared for TTA as an expression of high regard from the Texas
40	40	Senate.
41	41	Sparks
42	42	Birdwell Flores Perry Birdwell Flores Perry
43	43	Birdwell Flores Perry
44	44	Blanco Hughes Schwertner Blanco Hughes Schwertner
45	45	Blanco Hughes Schwertner
46	46	Creighton Parker Springer Creighton Parker Springer
47	47	Creighton Parker Springer
48	48	West West
49	49	West
50	50	________________________________
51	51	President of the Senate
52	52	I hereby certify that the
53	53	above Resolution was adopted by
54	54	the Senate on February 28, 2023.
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Secretary of the Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate
59	59
60	60	Birdwell Flores Perry
61	61
62	62	Blanco Hughes Schwertner
63	63
64	64	Creighton Parker Springer
65	65
66	66	West