Bill Text: TX HCR97 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Designating the North Central Texas Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Area as the official Texas Connectivity Hub.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-09 - Referred to Intergovernmental Relations [HCR97 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR97-Comm_Sub.html
| 83R19807 JH-D | ||
| By: Button, Davis of Dallas, Branch, Geren, | H.C.R. No. 97 | |
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| WHEREAS, Communication and transportation are integral to | ||
| the economy of the 21st century, and communities that have focused | ||
| development around these key factors will continue to be thriving | ||
| centers of activity in the decades ahead; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A portion of North Texas has emerged as an | ||
| especially important "connectivity hub" of this type; situated | ||
| within the Metropolitan Planning Area of the North Central Texas | ||
| Council of Governments, this region contains well-developed mass | ||
| transit facilities and a broad range of companies that specialize | ||
| in telecommunications technology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The comprehensive transportation resources | ||
| available in the NCTCOG Metropolitan Planning Area include the | ||
| Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus and light-rail system, the Trinity | ||
| Railway Express service, the T bus service managed by the Fort Worth | ||
| Transportation Authority, and the A-train and bus services operated | ||
| by the Denton County Transportation Authority; area communities are | ||
| also served by Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and its | ||
| flagship carrier, American Airlines, and Dallas Love Field, | ||
| headquarters of Southwest Airlines; moreover, the region is a | ||
| national leader in product distribution and features two facilities | ||
| specializing in multi-modal transportation access, the Alliance | ||
| Global Logistics Hub and the Dallas Logistics Hub; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Renowned as a center for innovation, the area is | ||
| home to more than 60 major corporations involved in different | ||
| aspects of telecommunications, including cloud computing, | ||
| semiconductor manufacturing, and wireless and VoIP communication; | ||
| its impressive lineup of industry leaders includes such Fortune 500 | ||
| companies as AT&T, Texas Instruments, and MetroPCS Communications, | ||
| and the achievements of the region's skilled workforce are driving | ||
| development in this essential sector of the American economy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With its combination of dynamic business operations | ||
| and future-focused infrastructure, the NCTCOG Metropolitan | ||
| Planning Area has become an influential location for technology and | ||
| transportation, and its ongoing accomplishments are pointing the | ||
| way to a prosperous future for the Lone Star State; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the North Central Texas Council of Governments | ||
| Metropolitan Planning Area as the official Texas Connectivity Hub. | ||
