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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 339
	1	+	2025S0277-1 03/24/25
	2	+	By: Kolkhorst S.R. No. 339
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	7	+	SENATE RESOLUTION
2	8		WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	9		recognize Texas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated, on the
4	10		occasion of its 85th anniversary; and
5	11		WHEREAS, In the early 1930s, only one in 10 American farms
6	12		benefited from electricity, and economic opportunity remained
7	13		limited in rural communities that relied on kerosene lamps and
8	14		other physical sources of power to operate machinery and navigate
9	15		at night; the establishment of the Rural Electrification
10	16		Administration by President Franklin Roosevelt empowered farmers
11	17		and ranchers to aggregate their resources and improve their
12	18		quality of life through the creation of nonprofit electric
13	19		utilities owned and controlled by local residents; and
14	20		WHEREAS, In 1940, rural leaders chartered the Texas Power
15	21		Reserve Electric Cooperative, the forerunner of Texas Electric
16	22		Cooperatives, by purchasing wholesale electricity on behalf of
17	23		local distribution cooperatives to maximize the buying power of
18	24		rural communities and lower the cost of service for rural
19	25		consumers; and
20		-	WHEREAS, Over the past 85 years, Texas Electric Cooperatives
21		-	has helped strengthen member organizations through the provision
22		-	of safety training, governmental relations services, strategic
23		-	sourcing agreements for utility equipment and technology, and the
24		-	distribution of electrical system components; its long-running
25		-	communications publication, Texas Co-op Power, reaches more than
26		-	four million readers every month; and
27		-	WHEREAS, Texas Electric Cooperatives comprises 76 electric
28		-	cooperatives that are guided by the principles of cooperation,
29		-	democratic member control, and concern for community to provide
30		-	energy to rural and suburban areas in 241 counties, and it is
31		-	truly fitting to recognize this exemplary organization for
32		-	promoting strength and resilience in meeting the energy,
33		-	information, and materials needs of rural Texans; now,
34		-	therefore, be it
	26	+	WHEREAS, Over the past 85 years, Texas Electric
	27	+	Cooperatives has helped strengthen member organizations through
	28	+	the provision of safety training, governmental relations
	29	+	services, strategic sourcing agreements for utility equipment
	30	+	and technology, and the distribution of electrical system
	31	+	components; its long-running communications publication, Texas
	32	+	Co-op Power, reaches more than four million readers every month;
	33	+	and
	34	+	WHEREAS, Texas Electric Cooperatives comprises 76
	35	+	electric cooperatives that are guided by the principles of
	36	+	cooperation, democratic member control, and concern for
	37	+	community to provide energy to rural and suburban areas in 241
	38	+	counties, and it is truly fitting to recognize this exemplary
	39	+	organization for promoting strength and resilience in meeting
	40	+	the energy, information, and materials needs of rural Texans;
	41	+	now, therefore, be it
35	42		RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
36	43		Legislature, hereby commend Texas Electric Cooperatives,
37	44		Incorporated, for its long history of success in powering Texas
38	45		communities and extend to its members congratulations on the
39	46		organization's 85th anniversary; and, be it further
40		-	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
41		-	organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
42		-	Kolkhorst
43		-	________________________________
44		-	President of the Senate
45		-	I hereby certify that the
46		-	above Resolution was adopted by
47		-	the Senate on March 27, 2025.
48		-	________________________________
49		-	Secretary of the Senate
50		-	________________________________
51		-	Member, Texas Senate
	47	+	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	48	+	the organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas
	49	+	Senate.