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

89(R) HR 788 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

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