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2	2	By: Geren H.C.R. No. 142
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7	7	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
8	8	WHEREAS, The city of Fort Worth has evolved into a prominent
9	9	center for the aviation and defense sectors, attracting major
10	10	corporations, manufacturing facilities, and a skilled workforce
11	11	that continues to drive innovation and economic growth in these
12	12	industries; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Fort Worth's connection to the military dates to its
14	14	establishment as a frontier outpost in 1849; later, as the United
15	15	States mobilized for World War I, the city served as the home of
16	16	Camp Bowie, which trained 100,000 soldiers in the U.S. Army's 36th
17	17	Infantry Division; during World War II, the construction of the
18	18	B-24 and B-32 bombers in Fort Worth and the development of Carswell
19	19	Air Force Base solidified the city's longstanding partnership with
20	20	the U.S. armed forces, which continues to this day; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Beginning in the 1970s, Fort Worth became a
22	22	manufacturing location for the F-16, one of the world's most widely
23	23	used fighter jets; today, the city remains at the forefront of
24	24	aerospace innovation as the assembly site of the F-35 Lightning II,
25	25	the most advanced fifth-generation fighter jet in the world, which
26	26	is produced by Fort Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; in
27	27	March 2025, it was announced that the global F-35 fleet had
28	28	surpassed one million total flight hours; and
29	29	WHEREAS, In 1951, Bell Textron, Inc., opened in Fort Worth
30	30	the first factory in the world specifically designed to manufacture
31	31	helicopters, and in 2018, the location was designated a Vertical
32	32	Flight Heritage Site by the Vertical Flight Society; the company
33	33	has produced and delivered more than 35,000 Bell rotorcraft, and it
34	34	is slated to expand its Fort Worth operations by opening a new
35	35	advanced manufacturing facility for the U.S. Army's Future Long
36	36	Range Assault Aircraft; this state-of-the-art tiltrotor is
37	37	designed to fly two times farther and faster than the current fleet;
38	38	and
39	39	WHEREAS, Since 1974, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
40	40	has served Fort Worth, the North Texas region, and the State of
41	41	Texas as a gateway to destinations around the globe; it has grown
42	42	into one of the busiest airports in the world and welcomes more than
43	43	86 million travelers a year and generates over $37 billion in annual
44	44	economic impact; and
45	45	WHEREAS, American Airlines relocated its corporate
46	46	headquarters to Fort Worth in 1979, and the carrier now maintains a
47	47	workforce of more than 36,000 in North Texas and operates thousands
48	48	of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in over 60
49	49	countries; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Fort Worth has played an integral part in advancing
51	51	America's leadership in military capability and aerospace
52	52	technology, and these contributions have brought profound benefits
53	53	to our state and nation; now, therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
55	55	hereby designate Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense
56	56	Capital of Texas; and, be it further
57	57	RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
58	58	391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
59	59	until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally
60	60	passed by the legislature.