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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosa Navejar has been elected as board chair of the |
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Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, becoming the first Latina to hold |
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that position in the chamber's 140-year history; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Navejar is president of The Rios Group, Inc., |
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which she established in 2012; she previously spent 25 years in the |
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banking industry, followed by more than a decade as president of the |
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Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to her community, Ms. Navejar has |
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served on numerous boards and committees, including the Fort Worth |
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Executive Roundtable and the Safe City Commission, as well as the |
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City of Fort Worth Task Force on Race and Culture and Transportation |
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and Infrastructure Committee; moreover, she was appointed by U.S. |
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Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the National Freight |
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Advisory Committee, and she was vice chair of Trinity Metro; her |
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accolades include the John V. McMillan Hall of Fame Award from the |
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Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Women's Transportation |
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Seminar Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award, and the Fort Worth |
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Business Press Minority Leader in Business award, and in 2016, she |
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was inducted into the Fort Worth Business Press Entrepreneur Hall |
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of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, With her outstanding leadership, professionalism, |
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and commitment to excellence, Rosa Navejar has earned the lasting |
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respect and admiration of her colleagues and fellow citizens, and |
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her experience and expertise are sure to serve her well as she takes |
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on this exciting new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rosa Navejar on her election as |
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board chair of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and that she be |
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extended sincere best wishes for a productive tenure; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Navejar as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |