TITLE: Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Team Arlington Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Team Arlington Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Members of Team Arlington are visiting the State Capitol on January 30, 2013, as part of their annual trip to Austin; and WHEREAS, A chamber-led coalition, Team Arlington advocates at the state and federal levels for resources to support local economic development initiatives; each year, Team Arlington delegations travel to Austin and Washington, D.C., to meet with elected and appointed officials; and WHEREAS, Joining us today are Arlington mayor Dr. Robert Cluck, Arlington Chamber of Commerce president Wes Jurey, Arlington Independent School District superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, Arlington Chamber of Commerce board chair Steve Martindale, Tarrant County commissioner Andy Nguyen, and Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce board chair Debbie Paganelli; and WHEREAS, The founding partners of this dynamic organization include the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the City of Arlington, The University of Texas at Arlington, Tarrant County, Tarrant County College-Southeast, the Tarrant County Workforce Development Board, the Arlington Independent School District, the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the local Hispanic, African American, Asian American, and Pan Asian American chambers of commerce; and WHEREAS, By making a proactive effort to work in conjunction with state and federal leaders, Team Arlington has helped to promote growth and development in this vibrant city, which continues to be one of the Lone Star State's greatest assets; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby welcome the members of Team Arlington to the State Capitol and recognize January 30, 2013, as Team Arlington Day; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Patrick Collier Krause Raney Stickland Turner of Tarrant Zedler 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. 158 was adopted by the House on January 30, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House