By Giddings H.R. No. 622 77R10761 MMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Best Southwest Partnership, sponsored by the 1-2 Chambers of Commerce of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, DeSoto, and 1-3 Lancaster, is doing admirable work in promoting the development of 1-4 southwest Dallas County; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Established in 1986 and chartered as a nonprofit 1-6 corporation in 1990, the partnership works with legislators to 1-7 create a favorable business environment, undertakes joint marketing 1-8 programs to publicize the many assets of the partnership cities, 1-9 and advocates initiatives that will foster economic progress and 1-10 address other regional concerns; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Partnership policies are established by a body of 24 1-12 members, with six persons appointed by each of the participating 1-13 chambers of commerce; all actions taken must be unanimous and 1-14 consistent with the mission and bylaws of the sponsoring chambers; 1-15 funding for this enterprise comes jointly from public and private 1-16 sources; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The partnership encourages collaboration among the 1-18 area's civic, business, and educational entities, and the fruits of 1-19 this approach are evident in such new groups and facilities as the 1-20 Regional Transportation Council, dispatch center, library 1-21 cooperative, training center, and animal shelter; other 1-22 undertakings inaugurated by the partnership include Leadership 1-23 Southwest, a program to identify and train community leaders, and 1-24 the Best Southwest Coalition for Education; and 2-1 WHEREAS, The Best Southwest Partnership is marshalling the 2-2 cooperative, forward-looking spirit of its four cities in the 2-3 furtherance of substantive common goals, and the realization of 2-4 each new objective contributes immeasurably to the quality of life 2-5 enjoyed by this region's more than 130,000 residents; now, 2-6 therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby commend the Best Southwest Partnership for its 2-9 outstanding work in promoting the development of southwest Dallas 2-10 County and extend to it and the sponsoring chambers of commerce 2-11 sincere best wishes for success in their future endeavors.