HR788 - Recognizing April 10, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 788       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Hundreds of employees, advocates, and allies of the   nuclear energy industry are gathering in Austin on April 10, 2025,   for Texas Nuclear Legislative Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, Nuclear electric power generation is an important   source of energy for Texas, ranking among the state's top four   sources, just behind natural gas, wind, and coal; currently, the   state has two nuclear power plants, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power   Plant and the South Texas Project, with a combined installed   capacity of more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity; together,   they power nearly three million homes and employ some 2,200 Texans;   and          WHEREAS, In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott instructed the Public   Utility Commission of Texas to form a working group to study and   plan for the use of advanced nuclear reactors in Texas in order to   meet the growing need for electric power generation; the 100   experts and stakeholders of the Texas Nuclear Reactor Working Group   dedicated approximately 50,000 hours to researching and preparing   recommendations on strategies to position the state as the national   leader in the industry; and          WHEREAS, The November 2024 report of the working group notes   that the state's existing nuclear power plants produce 10 percent   of the energy on the ERCOT grid and that during extreme weather,   they have proven resilient as well as safe; and          WHEREAS, Texas benefits from existing facilities and   educational programs related to nuclear power; the state is home to   the Pantex Plant, near Amarillo, the nation's primary site for   maintaining the safety, security, and reliability of the   U.S. nuclear stockpile; two world-renowned nuclear degree and   research programs are based in Texas, and many other colleges and   universities in the state have top-tier programs focused on   specific attributes of nuclear plant operations; moreover, the   mining of uranium for the nuclear fuel supply chain is expanding in   Texas; and          WHEREAS, Over the past decade, Texas has been one of the   nation's fastest-growing states, both in population and gross   domestic product, and the nuclear power industry represents an   important resource for meeting the state's energy needs; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize April 10, 2025, as Texas Nuclear   Legislative Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those   participating sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable   visit to Austin.     Harris     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     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 788 was adopted by the House on April   10, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House