Bill Text: TX HR127 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Texas Energy Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-02-04 - Reported enrolled [HR127 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HR127-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 127

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Hundreds of employees, advocates, and allies of the
energy industry are gathering in Austin on February 4, 2025, in
celebration of Texas Energy Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Contributing to an unprecedented level of American
energy security, Texas leads the nation in oil and natural gas
production, pipeline miles, refining capacity, storage,
processing, and exports; 2024 was a groundbreaking year for the oil
and natural gas sector, helping the state move closer to reaching
Governor Greg Abbott's goal to surpass France as the
seventh-largest economy in the world; and
WHEREAS, The Texas oil and natural gas industry paid a record
$27.3 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in 2024;
this revenue supports such essential services as education,
transportation, and health care, as well as infrastructure via the
State Highway Fund, Permanent School Fund, Permanent University
Fund, and Economic Stabilization Fund, all of which are funded
almost exclusively by the oil and natural gas sector; in fiscal year
2024, Texas school districts received $2.92 billion in property
taxes from pipelines, gas utilities, and mineral properties
producing oil and natural gas, and Texas counties received $1.03
billion in these property taxes; since 2007, when the Texas Oil &
Gas Association began compiling this data, the industry has paid
more than $257.6 billion in state and local taxes and state
royalties; not included in this sum are taxes paid on office
buildings and personal property or hundreds of billions of dollars
in payroll; and
WHEREAS, Almost 500,000 Texans are directly employed by the
oil and gas industry, and they are some of the highest-paid workers
in the state; in addition, every direct job creates an additional
two roles with nearly 1.4 million total jobs supported across the
industry; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic industry exerts an enormous ripple
effect that benefits other sectors of the economy, improving the
prosperity and social progress of communities across Texas and
around the world; nearly all of the items we use every day, from
pharmaceuticals and electronics to cosmetics and clothing, are made
from petroleum products; and
WHEREAS, Thanks to abundant natural resources, generational
knowledge, and bold leadership, the Texas oil and gas industry
plays a pivotal role in powering modern life, preserving American
economic vitality and energy security, and promoting stability for
our allies around the globe; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as Texas Energy Day
at the State Capitol and extend to all those associated with the oil
and gas industry sincere best wishes for continued success.
Darby
Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
Alders Guillen Morgan
Allen Harless Muñoz
Anchía Harris Noble
Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
Barry Harrison Oliverson
Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
Bernal Hernandez Patterson
Bhojani Hickland Paul
Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
Bryant Hopper Phelan
Buckley Howard Pierson
Bucy Hull Plesa
Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Cain Johnson Richardson
Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
Canales Jones of Harris Romero
Capriglione Kerwin Rose
Cole King Rosenthal
Collier Kitzman Schatzline
Cook LaHood Schofield
Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
Craddick Lambert Shaheen
Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
Curry Leach Simmons
Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
Dorazio Louderback Tepper
Dutton Lowe Thompson
Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
Fairly Lujan Toth
Flores Luther Troxclair
Frank Manuel Turner
Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
Gates Metcalf Vo
Gerdes Meyer Walle
Geren Meza Ward Johnson
Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
González of Dallas Moody Wilson
González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 127 was adopted by the House on February
4, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House