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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Representatives of the City of Plano, the Plano |
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| 8 | 9 | | Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent School District are |
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| 9 | 10 | | visiting Austin on February 25 to 26, 2025, to take part in Plano |
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| 10 | 11 | | Legislative Days at the State Capitol; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Boasting a population of approximately 292,000, |
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| 12 | 13 | | this self-styled City of Excellence garners accolades for its |
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| 13 | 14 | | prosperity and quality of life; today, the city and its residents |
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| 14 | 15 | | benefit from the outstanding leadership of Mayor John B. Muns and |
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| 15 | 16 | | the seven members of the city council, Mayor Pro Tempore Maria Tu, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore Julie Holmer, Anthony Ricciardelli, Rick |
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| 17 | 18 | | Horne, Kayci Prince, Shelby Williams, and Rick Smith; among its |
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| 18 | 19 | | many accolades in 2024, Plano was recognized as the fourth best city |
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| 19 | 20 | | to raise a family by WalletHub, as the fifth best place to live in |
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| 20 | 21 | | America by Niche.com, and as the fourth top tech city in the U.S. by |
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| 21 | 22 | | Cloudwars.net; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the city's success is the |
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| 23 | 24 | | Plano Chamber of Commerce, which is committed to supporting |
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| 24 | 25 | | economic growth through advocacy, education, innovation, and |
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| 25 | 26 | | collaboration; promoting the city's outstanding workforce, |
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| 26 | 27 | | competitive business climate, world-class business parks, and |
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| 27 | 28 | | accessibility, the chamber represents many iconic global |
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| 28 | 29 | | corporations, including Toyota Motor North America, USAA, JPMorgan |
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| 29 | 30 | | Chase & Co., the Boeing Company, NTT DATA, JCPenney, IKEA, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Frito-Lay, and Capital One; its efforts have earned the Plano |
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| 31 | 32 | | Chamber a five-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Commerce, placing it among the top one percent of chambers of |
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| 33 | 34 | | commerce in the nation, and the distinguished honor of being named |
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| 34 | 35 | | 2018 Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce |
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| 35 | 36 | | Executives; the chamber benefits from the dedicated work of its |
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| 36 | 37 | | president and CEO, Kelle Marsalis; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, The Plano Independent School District is likewise |
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| 38 | 39 | | benefiting the city and area residents, with some 7,000 members of |
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| 39 | 40 | | its faculty and staff working to prepare the district's nearly |
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| 40 | 41 | | 50,000 students for the challenges and opportunities that lie |
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| 41 | 42 | | ahead; Plano ISD is ably led by superintendent Dr. Theresa Williams |
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| 42 | 43 | | and the seven members of the board of trustees, president Nancy |
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| 43 | 44 | | Humphrey, vice president Dr. Lauren Tyra, secretary Tarrah Lantz, |
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| 44 | 45 | | Angela Powell, Michael Cook, Jeri Chambers, and Katherine Chan |
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| 45 | 46 | | Goodwin; the teachers of Plano ISD average more than 11 years of |
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| 46 | 47 | | experience, and 36 percent of them hold master's degrees or above; |
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| 47 | 48 | | about 95 percent of Plano ISD students graduate high school in four |
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| 48 | 49 | | years, and their scores on college entrance exams continue to |
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| 49 | 50 | | exceed those of their peers nationwide; in addition, 74 Plano ISD |
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| 50 | 51 | | seniors were awarded semifinalist standing in the 2024 National |
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| 51 | 52 | | Merit Scholarship Program; the district is also home to a number of |
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| 52 | 53 | | state, national, and international winners in fine arts, career and |
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| 53 | 54 | | technical education, and science competitions, and three district |
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| 54 | 55 | | Parent Teacher Associations were recognized as National PTA Schools |
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| 55 | 56 | | of Excellence for 2023-2025; and |
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| 56 | 57 | | WHEREAS, A true Lone Star success story, Plano is a global |
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| 57 | 58 | | leader where residents are bonded by a shared sense of community and |
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| 58 | 59 | | experience unparalleled in quality of life, and the City of Plano, |
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| 59 | 60 | | the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and the Plano Independent School |
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| 60 | 61 | | District are helping to build an even brighter and more prosperous |
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| 61 | 62 | | future for their thriving community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 62 | 63 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 63 | 64 | | Legislature hereby recognize February 25 to 26, 2025, as Plano |
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| 64 | 65 | | Legislative Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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| 65 | 66 | | delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable |
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| 66 | 67 | | stay in Austin. |
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