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WHEREAS, On March 4, 2015, proud residents, businesspeople, |
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and friends of the Richardson community are gathering at the State |
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Capitol in Austin for Richardson/Telecom Corridor Legislative Day; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Located just north of Dallas in both Dallas and |
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Collin Counties, the city of Richardson is home to more than 100,000 |
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people and a high concentration of technology and |
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telecommunications companies, as well as financial services firms |
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and corporate headquarters; it ranks as one of the largest |
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employment centers in North Texas and has been recognized as a major |
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telecommunications center with global reach; and |
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WHEREAS, The collaboration between business and government |
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that characterizes the region is due in large part to the committed |
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efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, a five-star |
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accredited U.S. Chamber member, the City of Richardson, and their |
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joint initiative, the Richardson Economic Development Partnership; |
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assistance from the state's Texas Enterprise Fund and Emerging |
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Technology Fund has also figured significantly in local economic |
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development projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful cities |
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in the nation at promoting business development, having attracted |
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such internationally renowned companies as State Farm, AT&T, |
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Verizon, Samsung Telecommunications America, Fujitsu Network |
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Communications, Texas Instruments, MetroPCS, Cisco, Blue Cross |
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Blue Shield of Texas, and Fossil; and |
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WHEREAS, The exceptional quality of life in Richardson |
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contributes to making this community an especially desirable |
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location, with highly regarded educational institutions like the |
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nearby Malcolm Baldrige award-winning Richland College, more than |
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1,100 acres of parkland, and the nationally known Wildflower! arts |
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and music festival and Cottonwood Art Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson is home to The University of Texas at |
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Dallas, a dynamic public research institution that stands at the |
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forefront of scientific, technological, and medical investigation; |
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the school's state-of-the-art Natural Science and Engineering |
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Research Laboratory and its highly regarded Jonsson School of |
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Engineering and Computer Science help UTD to draw and retain an |
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exceptional faculty and staff; moreover, the undergraduate and |
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graduate business programs at the Naveen Jindal School of |
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Management have consistently ranked among the best in the United |
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States; and |
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WHEREAS, The Richardson Independent School District was one |
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of only 26 districts to earn distinction from the Texas Education |
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Agency for postsecondary readiness, and it is one of the largest and |
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most diverse high-performing districts in Texas; all schools meet |
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TEA standards, STAAR passage rates exceed the state's average in |
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every subject, and the district employs only teachers rated "Highly |
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Qualified" under the No Child Left Behind Act; and |
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WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's |
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technology leaders have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor one of |
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the showplaces of modern Texas, and Richardson residents can take |
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great pride in their many accomplishments as they look forward to |
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the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2015, as Richardson/Telecom |
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Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the area |
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business and civic leaders who are visiting the State Capitol on |
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this day. |