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This resolution recognizes Texas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated (TEC) on its 85th anniversary, highlighting the organization's critical role in rural electrification. The resolution provides historical context about the Rural Electrification Administration established by President Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s, which enabled farmers and ranchers to create nonprofit electric utilities. Originally chartered in 1940 as Texas Power Reserve Electric Cooperative, TEC now comprises 76 electric cooperatives serving 241 counties across Texas. The organization has supported rural communities by providing wholesale electricity, safety training, governmental relations services, strategic sourcing agreements, and a monthly publication called Texas Co-op Power that reaches over four million readers. The Texas Senate commends TEC for its long history of success in powering Texas communities, emphasizing the cooperative's principles of democratic member control and community concern, and celebrates its contributions to improving energy access and quality of life for rural and suburban Texans.

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