89R15388 KSM-F     By: Harris , et al. H.C.R. No. 102       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump has declared that it is in   the national interest to promote America's affordable and reliable   energy resources to restore American prosperity; and          WHEREAS, Texas is a national leader in electricity   production, producing more electricity than any other state, nearly   twice as much as the second highest-producing state; and          WHEREAS, Texas continues to lead the nation in economic   development and electricity load growth; and          WHEREAS, Natural gas and nuclear generation plants create   reliable and affordable electricity for Texas families and   businesses and provide nearly half of Texas' electricity generation   overall; and          WHEREAS, These reliable and affordable electricity supplies   improve the quality of life for Texas families and are critical to   making Texas the best state in America to locate businesses; and          WHEREAS, The natural gas and nuclear generation plants   directly employed 12,242 people in the state in 2024; and          WHEREAS, The oil and gas industry in the state employed more   than 492,000 Texans in 2024; and          WHEREAS, Texas must preserve its existing nuclear and gas   fleet and support the expansion of gas and nuclear in the state,   including the development of new nuclear reactors; and          WHEREAS, These goals are supported by Sections 45U, 45Y, and   48E of the Internal Revenue Code, which provide federal tax support   for new and existing nuclear technologies; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to   preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code to   support the preservation and expansion of America's nuclear fleet;   and, be it further          RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official   copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to   the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of   Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the   members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that   this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a   memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.