H.R. No. 10 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to 1-2 honor the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of 1-3 Commerce (TAMACC) for its outstanding efforts in behalf of the 1-4 Hispanic community; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This successful, nonprofit association was founded 1-6 in 1975 to promote the participation of the Hispanic business 1-7 community in Texas' economy, to provide a voice for its members on 1-8 legislative issues, and to encourage new business enterprise; and 1-9 WHEREAS, To achieve these worthy goals, the TAMACC provides a 1-10 wide range of educational and technical services to local Hispanic 1-11 chambers of commerce and also serves as a proponent of increased 1-12 trade opportunities for Hispanic business in the expanding 1-13 international market; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Recent programs developed by the TAMACC include the 1-15 Corporate Partnership Program, designed to increase Hispanic 1-16 representation at the upper management level of major corporations, 1-17 and the Texas Business Center, a computer bulletin board system 1-18 that connects members to business opportunities throughout the 1-19 state, nation, and world; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Recognized as being in the vanguard of institutions 1-21 helping the Hispanic business community, this excellent 1-22 organization has provided valuable information, opportunities, and 1-23 leadership to its members since its inception and is indeed 1-24 deserving of special legislative recognition for its continuing 2-1 efforts in this regard; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-3 Legislature hereby commend the Texas Association of Mexican 2-4 American Chambers of Commerce for its exemplary contributions to 2-5 the Hispanic business community; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of 2-8 Commerce as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-9 Representatives.