Bill Text: TX HR663 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Joe H. Morin on his retirement from the Office of the Governor.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR663 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR663-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 663 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Joe H. Morin retired from the Economic Development | ||
| and Tourism division in the Office of the Governor in January 2017, | ||
| concluding a distinguished tenure that spanned 15 years in state | ||
| government; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Morin became the legislative director | ||
| for the Texas Department of Economic Development, and he assisted | ||
| in attracting the Toyota manufacturing facility to the state; he | ||
| also served as a small business advocate in the Office of the | ||
| Governor, and he led the effort to create the first statewide online | ||
| one-stop shop business portal; moreover, he recruited and organized | ||
| the state's first Small Business Innovation Research National | ||
| Conference with a view toward bringing more federal technology | ||
| funding to Texas-based entrepreneurs; he ultimately managed | ||
| finance and tax incentives programs in the Economic Development and | ||
| Tourism Office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Before joining state government, Mr. Morin was | ||
| employed for two years as vice president of business development | ||
| for Harvard Technologies in Austin; he previously supported the | ||
| business community for 15 years as president of the Texas | ||
| Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, where he | ||
| developed new chamber organizations, created strategic | ||
| partnerships with over 50 major Fortune 500 corporations, and | ||
| launched key alliances with The University of Texas, Texas A&M | ||
| University, and the U.S. Small Business Administration; in | ||
| addition, he cofounded a mentorship program, Step Up To Success, | ||
| which was recognized as a model youth entrepreneurship initiative | ||
| by the U.S. Department of Commerce; he began his career in 1979 with | ||
| SER-Jobs for Progress; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born and raised in Sinton, Mr. Morin is an alumnus of | ||
| Southwest Texas State University and The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin; over the years, he has served on the boards of the Greater | ||
| Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Society of | ||
| Association Executives, and the Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities | ||
| Association; he also cofounded the Economic Growth Business | ||
| Incubator, which is dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs in Austin; | ||
| along with his wife, Lupe Morin, he received the Greater Austin | ||
| Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his skill, vision, and commitment to the | ||
| business community, Joe Morin has contributed to the prosperity of | ||
| the Lone Star State, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his | ||
| many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Joe H. Morin on his retirement from | ||
| the Office of the Governor and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Morin as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Israel | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 663 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
