TITLE: Recognizing that all businesses are essential and all Texans who want to work should be free to earn a living free from government interference.

SUMMARY: Recognizing that all businesses are essential and all Texans who want to work should be free to earn a living free from government interference.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, All businesses are essential to the financial health and well-being of the local economy and are therefore essential to the financial health and well-being of every Texan; and WHEREAS, Arbitrarily labeling some businesses as "nonessential" and shutting down entire industries for extended periods of time creates lasting economic harm; it also creates a drain on already-strained taxpayer resources, a massive spike in unemployment, and an increase in the occurrence and impact of diseases of despair such as alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide; and WHEREAS, At a time when personal responsibility is more important than ever, Texans should be trusted to make their own safety decisions about where to go and how to protect themselves; and WHEREAS, Texans who are employed should be able to stay employed, and Texans who lack employment should be able to gain employment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature hereby recognize that all businesses are essential and all Texans who want to work should be free to earn a living free from government interference.