TITLE: Welcoming HÃ©ctor AgustÃ­n MurguÃ­a LardizÃ¡bal of Ciudad JuÃ¡rez to the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Welcoming HÃ©ctor AgustÃ­n MurguÃ­a LardizÃ¡bal of Ciudad JuÃ¡rez to the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas welcomes H ctor Agust n Murgu a Lardiz bal, Mayor of Ciudad Juarez in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico; and WHEREAS, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, together with its neighboring city of El Paso, Texas, make up the world's largest international border metroplex with over two million people; and WHEREAS, Ciudad Juarez and El Paso have, since 1598, evolved together as a dynamic economic and cultural crossroads for the United States and the Republic of Mexico; and WHEREAS, Ciudad Juarez and El Paso share four international ports of entry that play a key part in the transportation system that links major centers in the southern and western hemispheres; and WHEREAS, More than 70 Fortune 500 companies today operate over 336 maquiladora plants and employ more than 177,600 workers in Ciudad Juarez in telecommunications and in the manufacture of medical supplies, consumer appliances, electronics, and automotive parts; and WHEREAS, Trade between Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, and the State of Texas represents 15 percent of the total trade relationship between Mexico and the United States; and WHEREAS, Mayor Murgu a is a fervent advocate for international trade between Ciudad Juarez and the State of Texas, which totals over $48 billion annually; and WHEREAS, Despite ongoing drug-related violence in his city, Mayor Murgu a continues to work to increase commerce, strengthen small and midsize industrial development, and improve border relations; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby welcome H ctor Agust n Murgu a Lardiz bal, Mayor of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, to the State Capitol and extend to him and the citizens of Ciudad Juarez sincere best wishes for their continued development of binational economic and cultural ties, as well as for their future peace and prosperity; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Mayor Murgu a and the citizens of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, as an expression of goodwill and friendship from the Senate of the State of Texas. Rodriguez President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 11, 2011.