H.R. No. 317       R E S O L U T I O N            WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the National   Emergency Number Association are gathering on February 6, 2017, to   celebrate 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission and   the U.S. Congress, in association with the American Telephone and   Telegraph Company, established 9-1-1 as a universal, all-purpose   emergency telephone number, and in February 1968, the first 9-1-1   call was made in Haleyville, Alabama; and          WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are the vital link   between citizens calling for help and the agencies that assist   them, and over the last half century, 9-1-1 has become the   nationally recognized number to call for immediate help from the   police, the fire department, or emergency medical services; and          WHEREAS, Personnel at hundreds of public safety answering   points serve the citizens of the Lone Star State by promptly   responding to emergency calls and by dispatching appropriate   assistance as quickly as possible, and these dedicated   telecommunicators, emergency directors, planning professionals,   and industry service providers are ably represented by the Texas   Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association; and          WHEREAS, This outstanding association is dedicated to   providing excellent service, upholding high standards of training,   and promoting awareness of 9-1-1; it also works to encourage the   integration of the new and emerging technologies that are necessary   to make 9-1-1 an even faster, more accurate, and more reliable   service; and          WHEREAS, When seconds count, Texans turn to 9-1-1, and it is   indeed fitting to take this opportunity to recognize the history   and lifesaving legacy of the 9-1-1 emergency system across the   state and nation; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2017, as 9-1-1 Day at the   State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation from the Texas   Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association sincere best   wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin.     Metcalf     Straus Goldman Oliverson   Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega   Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie   Alvarado Gooden Parker   Anchia Guerra Paul   Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez   Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan   Arévalo Hefner Phillips   Ashby Hernandez Pickett   Bailes Herrero Price   Bell Hinojosa Raney   Bernal Holland Raymond   Biedermann Howard Reynolds   Blanco Huberty Rinaldi   Bohac Hunter Roberts   Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar   Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis   Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.   Burns Johnson of Harris Rose   Burrows Kacal Sanford   Button Keough Schaefer   Cain King of Hemphill Schofield   Canales King of Parker Schubert   Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen   Clardy Klick Sheffield   Coleman Koop Shine   Collier Krause Simmons   Cook Kuempel Smithee   Cortez Lambert Springer   Cosper Landgraf Stephenson   Craddick Lang Stickland   Cyrier Larson Stucky   Dale Laubenberg Swanson   Darby Leach Thierry   Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria   Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris   Dean Lucio III Tinderholt   Deshotel Martinez Turner   Dukes Metcalf Uresti   Dutton Meyer VanDeaver   Elkins Miller Villalba   Faircloth Minjarez Vo   Fallon Moody Walle   Farrar Morrison White   Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson   Frank Murphy Workman   Frullo Murr Wray   Geren Neave Wu   Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler   Giddings Oliveira Zerwas     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 317 was adopted by the House on February   6, 2017, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House