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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has made |
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many vital contributions to the city's business community over the |
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past three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its establishment in the early 1990s, the |
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chamber has been an essential resource for minority and women-owned |
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businesses in El Paso, offering programs and support to help them |
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grow their enterprises and achieve success; and |
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WHEREAS, The chamber has two offices, one in downtown El Paso |
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and the other near Fort Bliss, and its 18 bilingual full-time staff |
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members are deeply versed in the complexities and sensitivities of |
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the El Paso market; since 2003, the organization has served more |
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than 67,000 clients, helped start more than 30,000 businesses, and |
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assisted over 34,000 businesses in staying open; it has also been |
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instrumental in the creation of more than 44,400 jobs, and its |
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impact on the El Paso economy is conservatively estimated to be more |
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than $1.1 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, Among its accolades, the chamber has been honored as |
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Large Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of the Year three times by the |
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U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and its CEO, Cindy |
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Ramos-Davidson, was recognized as USHCC Chamber Executive of the |
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Year for three years in a row; the Texas Association of Mexican |
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American Chambers of Commerce named the El Paso Chamber as Large |
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of the Year on five occasions, and the |
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chamber took TAMACC's top prize in 2015; with support from the |
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chamber, individual members have received recognition on multiple |
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occasions from the Minority Enterprise Development Week awards |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce plays an |
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integral role in the prosperity and growth of the region, and the |
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organization is indeed deserving of recognition for its long record |
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of success in supporting a diverse business community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
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for its contributions to the business community and extend to all |
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those associated with the chamber 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 El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |