By Capelo H.R. No. 811 77R13357 MW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Vicente N. Carranza of Corpus Christi was accorded a 1-2 great honor when he was named Small Business Journalist of the Year 1-3 for 2001 by the United States Small Business Administration; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Since September 19, 1994, Mr. Carranza has hosted 1-5 the top-rated Spanish two-hour talk radio program, Verdades y 1-6 Chismes, which addresses local, state, and national issues 1-7 impacting small businesses and their communities; he is also the 1-8 host of Corazon y Alma Canta, a radio program on the history of 1-9 Tejano music; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Integral to the creation of five local programs for 1-11 public access television, Mr. Carranza moderates a roundtable 1-12 interview show that features discussions of various business, 1-13 cultural, and community topics, and he has produced and hosted the 1-14 one-hour program Smoking Mirror since February 18, 2000; he also 1-15 cohosts a half-hour program, Adios al Dolor, for the local 1-16 Telemundo, and in 1998 he produced a Sunday television variety show 1-17 titled La Gente; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Contributing news, feature stories, editorials, 1-19 columns, and commentary that highlight and analyze small business 1-20 issues, particularly those relating to the "New Markets," 1-21 Mr. Carranza is a journalist for several print and electronic media 1-22 publications and a freelance writer for a monthly radio newspaper 1-23 and for Nuestra Vidas magazine; and 1-24 WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman has been instrumental to the 2-1 revitalization of small businesses in the Coastal Bend region, 2-2 especially in the Corpus Christi business district and downtown 2-3 area; in that regard, he has sponsored and supported various local 2-4 cultural initiatives in genres ranging from folklorico dance to 2-5 Third World visual art in the Coastal Bend region to Hispanic art, 2-6 ballet, church choirs, photography, and much more; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Carranza is a staunch advocate for the small 2-8 businesses in his area and for the multiculturalism that makes 2-9 Corpus Christi such a vital community, and his tireless efforts and 2-10 many successes have earned him this prestigious accolade as well as 2-11 the gratitude of his community and the Lone Star State; now, 2-12 therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby congratulate Vicente N. Carranza on being named 2-15 the 2001 Small Business Journalist of the Year and extend to him 2-16 best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Mr. Carranza as an expression of high regard by the 2-19 Texas House of Representatives.