TITLE: Welcoming the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association to the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Welcoming the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association to the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association are gathering in Austin for their legislative day at the State Capitol on February 9, 2011; and WHEREAS, The Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association was created in 1974 when the Texas Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Texas Aggregates Association were united; and WHEREAS, In the years since, TACA has grown to more than 200 member companies throughout Texas, including 75 percent of the state's concrete business owners, 100 percent of the cement companies, and 80 percent of the aggregates firms; and WHEREAS, Aggregates, concrete, cement, and related industries generate billions of dollars in business and employ thousands of Texans; as part of its mission, TACA advocates for sustainable funding levels for state infrastructure sectors that impact its members, thereby helping to promote economic development and job creation in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby welcome the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association to the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable day in Austin; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Miller of Comal Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 264 was adopted by the House on February 9, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House