TITLE: Celebrating the decision of Tenaris to build a $1.5 billion seamless pipe mill in Bay City.

SUMMARY: Celebrating the decision of Tenaris to build a $1.5 billion seamless pipe mill in Bay City.

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WHEREAS, Citizens throughout Southeast Texas are celebrating the decision of Tenaris to build a seamless pipe mill in Bay City; and WHEREAS, A leading supplier of tubes and related services for the energy industry, Tenaris is an international business entity with customers that include many of the world's major oil and gas producers; the Bay City plant will complement the company's integrated global manufacturing network and will mark its first seamless pipe mill in the United States; and WHEREAS, Due to be up and running by 2016, this new facility represents a $1.5 billion investment and will bring an additional 600 jobs to Bay City, contributing greatly to the quality of life not only in Matagorda County and surrounding areas but also in the entire state; and WHEREAS, Many companies partnered with the Matagorda County leadership team to assist in the recruitment of Tenaris, most notably OXEA, South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company, LyondellBasell Industries, and Phillips 66; these major employers support the community with their leadership and staff involvement, as well as with their financial resources; and WHEREAS, The well-being of the people of Texas depends on a vibrant, diversified economy, and operations such as Tenaris are to be commended for the vital role they play in furthering the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby welcome Tenaris on the occasion of its entry into the Texas business community and extend to the company's management and employees best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Tenaris as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bonnen of Brazoria 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. 708 was adopted by the House on March 5, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House