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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Business Women of San Antonio is celebrating |
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its 100th anniversary in 2021 and 2022, and this represents a |
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fitting opportunity to pay tribute to the organization's many |
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contributions; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as Business and Professional Women |
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of San Antonio, the group was founded in the early 1920s at the |
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St. Anthony Hotel by 50 women representing 31 different |
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professions, at a time when few such organizations existed for |
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women; from the start, the organization has sought to foster mutual |
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support and fellowship among professional women while also |
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providing training and creating opportunities for future |
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generations of women in the San Antonio area, whether they are |
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business owners, employed by someone else, self-employed, or |
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transitioning into or out of the workforce; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, TBW of San Antonio has helped women |
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grow their careers through education and community outreach; it has |
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mentored middle school girls and tutored women in public speaking |
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skills through its Communicating with Confidence program, and in |
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1972, the organization advocated for the passage of the Equal |
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Rights Amendment to the Texas Constitution; the group has also |
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generously contributed to area nonprofits, purchased school |
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supplies for students, and helped organize holiday celebrations for |
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senior citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, TBW of San Antonio has |
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supported countless women in their professional endeavors, and its |
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members may indeed take great pride in their outstanding record of |
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achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the centennial |
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of Texas Business Women of San Antonio and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Lopez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 127 was adopted by the House on |
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October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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