TITLE: Recognizing February 20, 2013, as United Kingdom Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 20, 2013, as United Kingdom Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, A delegation from the United Kingdom is visiting the State Capitol on February 20, 2013; and WHEREAS, The United Kingdom shares a special relationship with the Lone Star State developed over many years of cooperation and through the cultivation of mutual interests; companies from the UK represent the single largest group of foreign investors in Texas, employing some 70,000 state residents through businesses such as Atkins and the Weir Group; and WHEREAS, British investors are currently promoting the establishment of a free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, and a report from the financial analysis firm The Perryman Group suggests that such an agreement could spur job growth in Texas and further enhance the state's economy; and WHEREAS, The State of Texas takes pride in its partnership with the United Kingdom, and citizens look forward to welcoming future opportunities from across the Atlantic; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 20, 2013, as United Kingdom Day at the State Capitol and extend to the delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and productive visit; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the delegation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Anchia Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 518 was adopted by the House on February 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House