Texas SR 339: Recognizing Texas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 85th anniversary.

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89(R) SR 339 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  

  

   

 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 339

   

        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 

  

 recognize Texas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated, on the 

  

 occasion of its 85th anniversary; and

  

        WHEREAS, In the early 1930s, only one in 10 American farms 

  

 benefited from electricity, and economic opportunity remained 

  

 limited in rural communities that relied on kerosene lamps and 

  

 other physical sources of power to operate machinery and navigate 

  

 at night; the establishment of the Rural Electrification 

  

 Administration by President Franklin Roosevelt empowered farmers 

  

 and ranchers to aggregate their resources and improve their 

  

 quality of life through the creation of nonprofit electric 

  

 utilities owned and controlled by local residents; and

  

        WHEREAS, In 1940, rural leaders chartered the Texas Power 

  

 Reserve Electric Cooperative, the forerunner of Texas Electric 

  

 Cooperatives, by purchasing wholesale electricity on behalf of 

  

 local distribution cooperatives to maximize the buying power of 

  

 rural communities and lower the cost of service for rural 

  

 consumers; and

  

        WHEREAS, Over the past 85 years, Texas Electric Cooperatives 

  

 has helped strengthen member organizations through the provision 

  

 of safety training, governmental relations services, strategic 

  

 sourcing agreements for utility equipment and technology, and the 

  

 distribution of electrical system components; its long-running 

  

 communications publication, Texas Co-op Power, reaches more than 

  

 four million readers every month; and

  

        WHEREAS, Texas Electric Cooperatives comprises 76 electric 

  

 cooperatives that are guided by the principles of cooperation, 

  

 democratic member control, and concern for community to provide 

  

 energy to rural and suburban areas in 241 counties, and it is 

  

 truly fitting to recognize this exemplary organization for 

  

 promoting strength and resilience in meeting the energy, 

  

 information, and materials needs of rural Texans; now, 

  

 therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th 

  

 Legislature, hereby commend Texas Electric Cooperatives, 

  

 Incorporated, for its long history of success in powering Texas 

  

 communities and extend to its members congratulations on the 

  

 organization's 85th anniversary; and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 

  

 organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

  

  

 Kolkhorst

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
     President of the Senate

  

  
  

  

  
     I hereby certify that the 

  

  
 above Resolution was adopted by 

  

  
 the Senate on March 27, 2025.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
     Secretary of the Senate

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
      Member, Texas Senate