By: Barrientos S.R. No. 64 1-1 By: Barrientos S.R. No. 64 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers 1-5 of Commerce on the occasion of its Legislative Action Day at the 1-6 Capitol, January 28, 1997; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers 1-8 of Commerce is hosting its second biennial Legislative Action Day 1-9 and gala; the organization recognizes the importance of political 1-10 activism as an instrument for empowerment and hosts Legislative 1-11 Action Day to educate its constituents about legislative issues; 1-12 and 1-13 WHEREAS, The goal of the association is to provide an 1-14 opportunity for members of the Hispanic business community to 1-15 gather together and discuss issues and the impact of legislation on 1-16 Hispanic citizens; members and corporate partners attend a policy 1-17 discussion and are provided with materials by the Texas Association 1-18 of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce to guide them in the 1-19 legislative process; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Following the policy discussion, Legislative Action 1-21 Day attendees are given the opportunity to express their concerns 1-22 and opinions to the members of the Texas Legislature; they later 1-23 attend a reception and banquet to honor the members of the 2-1 House of Representatives Mexican American Legislative Caucus and 2-2 the Senate Hispanic Caucus for their service to the Hispanic 2-3 business community; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 75th Legislature, hereby express appreciation to members of the 2-6 Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce for 2-7 sponsoring Legislative Action Day at the Capitol and extend to 2-8 them a warm welcome; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-10 Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce as an 2-11 expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 President of the Senate 2-14 I hereby certify that the above 2-15 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-16 on January 27, 1997. 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Secretary of the Senate 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Member, Texas Senate