Bill Text: TX HR2215 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 110th anniversary of the founding of the H-E-B chain of grocery stores.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-24 - Reported enrolled [HR2215 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2215-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2215 |
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WHEREAS, The H-E-B chain of grocery stores is celebrating the | ||
110th anniversary of its founding in 2015, and this is an | ||
appropriate occasion to take note of this signature Texan | ||
enterprise; and | ||
WHEREAS, On November 26, 1905, Florence Butt invested $60 and | ||
opened the C. C. Butt Grocery Store in Kerrville in order to | ||
support her three children and her husband, who was suffering from | ||
tuberculosis; in its first month, the store made $50.60; and | ||
WHEREAS, During the 1920s, Mrs. Butt's youngest son, Howard | ||
E. Butt, took over the company and established new locations in Del | ||
Rio and Laredo; by the 1940s, H-E-B had opened its first | ||
air-conditioned stores and begun to stock frozen foods and its own | ||
exclusive brands; three more stores were opened in San Antonio; and | ||
WHEREAS, By the 1950s, H-E-B had created its first | ||
supermarkets, incorporating a fish market, butcher shop, bakery, | ||
and pharmacy in one building, and by the 1970s, the chain owned the | ||
largest milk plant and the largest bread bakery in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Expanding its reach even further, H-E-B launched an | ||
upscale grocery brand with the opening of Central Market in Austin | ||
in 1994, and in 2006, it opened Mi Tienda, a store designed for the | ||
Latino market in Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, H-E-B is one of the largest grocery chains in | ||
the nation, and its more than 400 stores in Texas and northern | ||
Mexico employ over 71,000 employees; with annual sales of $15 | ||
billion, the chain is the largest privately held company in Texas; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Since 2002, H-E-B has been sponsoring its annual | ||
Excellence in Education Awards, granting more than $600,000 to | ||
outstanding educators each year; the store has received top ratings | ||
from Consumer Reports, and in 2010, Progressive Grocer magazine | ||
cited the chain as Retailer of the Year for its leadership in the | ||
industry and its achievements in community service; and | ||
WHEREAS, From its humble beginnings in Kerrville more than a | ||
century ago, H-E-B has grown to become a retail institution relied | ||
upon by millions of Texans every day and an inspiring story of | ||
triumphant Lone Star entrepreneurship; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 110th anniversary of H-E-B and | ||
extend to the company and its owners and employees sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for H-E-B as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Bernal | ||
Murr | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2215 was adopted by the House on April | ||
23, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||