Bill Text: TX HR48 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 16, 2023, as Houston East End Chamber of Commerce East End Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-18 - Filed [HR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR48-Introduced.html
88R9150 CW-D | ||
By: Morales of Harris | H.R. No. 48 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce | ||
are gathering in Austin on February 16, 2023, to celebrate East End | ||
Day at the State Capitol; 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 Richardson Harris established Harrisburg at the | ||
intersection of Brays 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 encompasses more than 234,000 | ||
people and 7,700 businesses, and it 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, and in recent years, it has provided webinars and other | ||
resources to help business leaders meet the challenges of the | ||
COVID-19 pandemic; 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; | ||
the East End serves as the commercial center of the city and the hub | ||
of its transportation systems, and an investment exceeding half a | ||
billion dollars is bringing light rail through the heart of the | ||
district as well as street beautification projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to equipping the next generation with the | ||
knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, the chamber foundation | ||
has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships over the past 16 | ||
years; in addition, the chamber 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 Chávez High School; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce has | ||
remained steadfast in its mission to promote economic vitality by | ||
establishing strong connections throughout the community, and it is | ||
a pleasure to recognize the organization for its myriad | ||
contributions to the East End; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 16, 2023, as Houston East End | ||
Chamber of Commerce East End Day at the State Capitol and extend a | ||
warm welcome to the visiting delegation. |