Bill Text: TX HR252 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 11 and 12, 2019, as East End Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR252 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR252-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 11 and 12, 2019, as East End Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR252 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR252-Introduced.html
86R10594 CJM-D | ||
By: Hernandez | H.R. No. 252 |
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WHEREAS, A delegation from the Houston East End Chamber of | ||
Commerce is visiting the Capitol City on February 11 and 12, 2019, | ||
and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the | ||
organization for its many accomplishments; and | ||
WHEREAS, Predating the founding of the city of Houston, the | ||
East End can trace its origins to the 1820s, when New York | ||
entrepreneur John Harris established Harrisburg at the | ||
intersection of Braes and Buffalo Bayous; after briefly serving as | ||
the capital of the Republic of Texas, the town was annexed by | ||
Houston in 1926; today, the East End remains a location of great | ||
importance as the proud home of the Port of Houston, one of the | ||
nation's foremost ports for international trade and one of the | ||
largest port facilities in the world; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce was founded | ||
in 1991 to ensure the economic prosperity of the area; guided by | ||
this central goal, the chamber hosts a wide range of programs and | ||
events that encourage new commercial ventures and support existing | ||
businesses; moreover, the group created the Strategic Vision for | ||
the East End in 2006, and the chamber and its partners have since | ||
made outstanding progress, establishing an Economic Development | ||
Division in 2009 and the East End Street Fest in 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to equipping the next generation with the | ||
knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, the chamber has awarded | ||
more than $280,000 in scholarships over the past 12 years; in | ||
addition, the organization started an Education Symposium and | ||
helped organize Port of Houston Maritime Academies at Stephen F. | ||
Austin and Jack Yates High Schools as well as a National Engineering | ||
Academy at Chavez High School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the East End Chamber of | ||
Commerce has worked to enhance the business environment of Houston | ||
by providing excellent opportunities for networking, promotion, | ||
and education, and in so doing, the group has significantly | ||
contributed to the economic vitality of Southeast Texas; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 11 and 12, 2019, as East End | ||
Days at the State Capitol and honor the Houston East End Chamber of | ||
Commerce for its exemplary efforts in behalf of the East End | ||
community and the surrounding area; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the chamber as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |