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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Generations of Texans have long enjoyed viewing the |
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state's professional football franchises and college football |
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teams on television with friends and family; and |
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WHEREAS, Most Texans are not able to attend professional or |
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college football games in person because the geography of the state |
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is so vast; and |
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WHEREAS, A dispute between cable television providers and the |
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NFL Network has interfered with the ability of fans to enjoy and |
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support their favorite football teams in the 2006 season, resulting |
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in a Texas collegiate team playing in a major bowl game televised by |
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the NFL Network but not carried by the major cable providers of this |
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state and further resulting in one of the state's storied |
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professional football teams playing in a Saturday night football |
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game not scheduled to be made available for viewing in the majority |
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of the cable television households in this state; and |
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WHEREAS, Televised viewing of professional and college |
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football teams of this state has traditionally been made available |
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to the citizens of this state via cable television; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge the cable television providers of this |
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state and the NFL Network to work out their differences so that |
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Texans can once again enjoy watching their professional and college |
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football games with friends and families; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, if the private corporations are not able to |
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put the interests of the citizens of Texas first, the legislature |
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urgently request that the appropriate state and federal regulatory |
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agencies intervene to settle this matter; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State forward an official |
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copy of this resolution to the chairs of the Public Utility |
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Commission of Texas and the Federal Communications Commission. |