Bill Text: TX HR554 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending CITGO Texas Operations for its more than 80 years of economic and community service contributions to the State of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR554 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR554-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 554 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For more than 80 years, the CITGO Petroleum | ||
| Corporation has bolstered the prosperity and well-being of the Lone | ||
| Star State by employing thousands of Texans and supporting | ||
| initiatives of lasting benefit to the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Headquartered in Houston, CITGO Texas Operations | ||
| boasts an 890-acre facility in Corpus Christi that refines 157,000 | ||
| barrels of petroleum per day, provides over 1,050 Texans with | ||
| high-paying jobs, and generates an average of $345 million a year in | ||
| economic activity; and | ||
| WHEREAS, CITGO's community outreach efforts include STEM | ||
| education mentoring programs such as the award-winning CITGO | ||
| Innovation Academy at Foy H. Moody High School in Corpus Christi, as | ||
| well as an endowment fund that offers scholarships and financial | ||
| support to students; the company also established coastal | ||
| conservation and restoration initiatives in response to the | ||
| environmental damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and it | ||
| provides heating oil to families in need across 25 states; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The company's health and wellness efforts include | ||
| transforming a former hotel in Corpus Christi into Charlie's Place, | ||
| a leading drug rehabilitation facility; it has provided generous | ||
| support to the Special Olympics for more than 15 years, and in the | ||
| past three decades, it has helped raise more than $200 million for | ||
| the Muscular Dystrophy Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Of all the factors that have furthered the success | ||
| of CITGO Texas Operations, none have been more critical than the | ||
| company's dedicated employees across the state and its community | ||
| partners, all of whom have helped make Texas a great place to do | ||
| business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout its notable history, CITGO Texas | ||
| Operations has made a substantial contribution to the Texas economy | ||
| while giving back to the community in myriad ways; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend CITGO Texas Operations for more than 80 | ||
| years of outstanding performance and community involvement and | ||
| extend to all those associated with the enterprise sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for CITGO Texas Operations as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 554 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 2, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
