Bill Text: TX HR663 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Welcoming members of the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce to the State Capitol on March 1, 2011.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR663 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR663-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 663 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of | ||
Commerce are visiting the State Capitol on March 1, 2011, and their | ||
attendance provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the | ||
achievements of this vital civic organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in December 2007 by Suzan Deison, the | ||
Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit business | ||
association made up of influential and diverse individuals | ||
dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of women; the group | ||
makes training and microloans available to women entrepreneurs, | ||
offers education on leadership skills for executives, and presents | ||
scholarships to promising students; and | ||
WHEREAS, The chamber now has 525 member businesses ranging | ||
from Fortune 500 companies to small ventures; committed to meeting | ||
area businesswomen's needs for advocacy and mentoring, the chamber | ||
also sponsors other civic projects, including a science, | ||
technology, engineering, and math initiative that works to increase | ||
interest in those subjects among girls at the elementary-school | ||
level; and | ||
WHEREAS, By becoming a united force for the advancement of | ||
women in a range of endeavors, the Greater Houston Women's Chamber | ||
of Commerce is assisting the development of business, professional, | ||
and civic leaders that will benefit the city for many years to come; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby welcome members of the Greater Houston Women's | ||
Chamber of Commerce to the State Capitol and extend to them sincere | ||
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin; 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. | ||
Harless | ||
S. Davis of Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 663 was adopted by the House on March | ||
1, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||