1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 915 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers 1-4 of Commerce (TAMACC) is conducting its 22nd Annual State Convention 1-5 on July 24 through July 26, 1997, in the City of Corpus Christi, 1-6 better known as the "Sparkling City by the Sea"; and 1-7 WHEREAS, TAMACC was founded in 1975 to promote business 1-8 leadership, economic opportunity, and legislative advocacy at the 1-9 local, state, and national levels on issues of importance to the 1-10 Hispanic community; and 1-11 WHEREAS, TAMACC is comprised of chambers of commerce 1-12 in 27 cities in Texas, representing 11,500 members; the annual 1-13 convention represents the largest gathering of Hispanic business 1-14 owners in the state; and 1-15 WHEREAS, There are over 156,000 Hispanic-owned businesses 1-16 in Texas that generate $11.8 billion in annual sales and employ 1-17 approximately 140,000 workers with an annual payroll of 1-18 $1.9 billion; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The Hispanic business community in the 1-20 State of Texas is one of the most numerous and prosperous in 1-21 the entire United States of America; and 1-22 WHEREAS, TAMACC encourages opportunities in local, state, 1-23 and international commerce, community affairs, and educational 2-1 and professional development for Hispanic business owners; now, 2-2 therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-4 75th Legislature, hereby recognize the accomplishments of 2-5 TAMACC during the Association's 22nd Annual Convention for 2-6 leading the way in "Empowering the Hispanic Business Community 2-7 of Texas"; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be prepared 2-9 for Massy Villareal, the Chairman of the Board of TAMACC, and 2-10 Juan J. Salinas, the Chairman of the Corpus Christi Hispanic 2-11 Chamber of Commerce, on this notable occasion as an expression 2-12 of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-13 Truan 2-14 Armbrister Galloway Ogden 2-15 Barrientos Harris Patterson 2-16 Bivins Haywood Ratliff 2-17 Brown Lindsay Shapiro 2-18 Cain Lucio Shapleigh 2-19 Carona Luna Sibley 2-20 Duncan Madla Wentworth 2-21 Ellis Moncrief West 2-22 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 2-23 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 2-24 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 President of the Senate 2-27 I hereby certify that the above 2-28 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-29 on May 28, 1997. 2-30 ______________________________________ 2-31 Secretary of the Senate 2-32 ______________________________________ 2-33 Dean of the Senate