TITLE: Recognizing May 7, 2015, as Salad Day and commending the owners/operators of Texas McDonald's restaurants for their contributions to the state's economy.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 7, 2015, as Salad Day and commending the owners/operators of Texas McDonald's restaurants for their contributions to the state's economy.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Owners/operators of McDonald's restaurants throughout Texas are gathering at the State Capitol on May 7, 2015, to celebrate Salad Day; and WHEREAS, These independent businessmen and businesswomen will serve salads to the public while providing information about the positive contributions of the McDonald's system to the state's economy; and WHEREAS, Each Texas McDonald's represents a major economic presence in its community; a total of 1,105 McDonald's restaurants operate in the state, employing 66,792 Texans; and WHEREAS, McDonald's restaurants return to their communities much of the revenue they generate; in 2013, the McDonald's system in Texas purchased 160 million pounds of beef, 4.9 million pounds of cheese, 109 million pounds of flour, 6.6 million gallons of milk, and 13 million pounds of onions; and WHEREAS, Owners/operators of Texas McDonald's contribute significantly to the betterment of our state, creating jobs and economic opportunity; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 7, 2015, as Salad Day and commend all Texas McDonald's owners/operators for their role in furthering the economic vitality of the Lone Star State. Vo Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba Fletcher Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2455 was adopted by the House on May 7, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House