Bill Text: TX SR737 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing Freese and Nichols on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - Reported enrolled [SR737 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR737-Enrolled.html
 
 
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 737
         WHEREAS, Freese and Nichols is celebrating its 125th
  anniversary in 2019, providing a fitting opportunity to pay
  tribute to this venerable Fort Worth-based engineering and
  architecture firm; and
         WHEREAS, The company was first established in 1894 by John
  B. Hawley; Simon Freese joined the firm as a partner in 1927 and
  Marvin C. Nichols in 1928, and the company became Freese and
  Nichols, Inc., in 1976; through the years, it has taken part in
  the design and construction management of such crucial Texas
  infrastructure projects as the channel of the San Antonio River
  that is now the River Walk, the first air-conditioned buildings
  in North Texas, the Pantex Ordnance Plant in Amarillo, the
  expansion of Arlington Stadium, and the Skylink people mover
  system at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; and
         WHEREAS, Today, under the leadership of president and CEO
  Brian Coltharp, Freese and Nichols continues to work closely with
  regional and local governments, educational institutions, the
  military, energy providers, transportation agencies, and water
  districts in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma, and
  Louisiana; and
         WHEREAS, The company is a positive force in the community
  as well; its leaders have served on the boards of many worthy
  organizations, including the United Way, the North Texas
  Commission, and the Boy and Girl Scouts, and over the past four
  years alone, individual employees have performed more than
  25,000 hours of volunteer service; and
         WHEREAS, Freese and Nichols has been honored with the Texas
  Treasure Business Award from the Texas Historical Commission,
  and it is the first engineering and architecture firm ever to
  receive the prestigious Baldrige Award for Performance
  Excellence from the United States Department of Commerce; it has
  also earned recognition from the American Council of Engineering
  Companies, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the
  Construction Management Association of America, the American
  Public Works Association, the American Planning Association, and
  many other organizations; and
         WHEREAS, For 125 years, Freese and Nichols has played a
  significant role in the development and prosperity of the Lone
  Star State, and its managers and employees may indeed take great
  pride in the company's longevity and its outstanding record of
  achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of Freese
  and Nichols and extend to all those associated with the firm
  sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Freese and Nichols as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas Senate.
  Powell
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 22, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
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