TITLE: Recognizing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., in San Antonio.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., in San Antonio.

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WHEREAS, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., one of the foremost employers in San Antonio, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in October 2013; and WHEREAS, Since breaking ground in 2003, TMMTX has become the sole U.S. manufacturing plant for the full-size Tundra pickup, with the compact Tacoma pickup joining the assembly line in 2010; the factory's annual vehicle production now totals over 200,000, and in the fall of this year, TMMTX is expected to roll out its one millionth truck; and WHEREAS, More than 6,000 Texans are employed at TMMTX's main plant and 21 on-site suppliers, representing a considerable share of the roughly 18,000 workers employed by Toyota statewide; during the two periods in the past several years when production was suspended, all team members were retained and temporarily assigned to volunteer work in the community; moreover, the company's hiring practices reflect a keen respect for the value of military experience, as veterans are aggressively sought out for its workforce; and WHEREAS, In addition to creating jobs and infusing capital into the area economy, TMMTX honors a commitment to responsible corporate citizenship in many ways; since its opening, it has helped to improve the quality of life of community residents through its support of the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, the San Antonio Food Bank, and the San Antonio Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, as well as such worthwhile local causes as the San Antonio Audubon Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, SAMMinistries, and El Centro del Barrio; and WHEREAS, Investments in education constitute a full 75 percent of TMMTX's donations to area groups; this year, the company allocated $1.2 million for education initiatives and scholarships for local high school students, allowing them to experience summer residencies in engineering programs; other endeavors include an initiative through which TMMTX representatives visit schools to teach topics in automotive technology, efforts to support education in high-demand STEM fields, and a scholarship and work-study program administered through a partnership with Alamo Colleges; and WHEREAS, For the better part of a decade, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, has contributed vitally to the economic growth and prosperity of San Antonio, and its demonstrated regard for employee welfare and the betterment of the wider community is indeed deserving of special commendation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., and extend to all those associated with the plant sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for TMMTX as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Martinez Fischer Farias Cortez Gutierrez McClendon 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. 2643 was adopted by the House on May 23, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House