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78R16001 KMP-D

By:  Uresti                                                     H.C.R. No. 268



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Hector V. Barreto, national administrator of the 
U.S. Small Business Administration, has for many years 
distinguished himself as a business leader and small business 
advocate of the highest caliber, and recently he has joined with the 
Texas Department of Economic Development to bring federal support 
to the Lone Star State's finance and incentive programs; and
	WHEREAS, This partnership, which was formalized on May 9, 
2003, in a memorandum of understanding, also calls for the two 
agencies to form a strategic alliance in the sponsorship of a 
Texas-based entrepreneur center; such an endeavor, when realized, 
will bring unprecedented opportunities to small business owners in 
our state and to business people throughout the southwest region of 
the United States; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Barreto is a native of Kansas City, Missouri, 
who developed his interest in business and commerce at an early age; 
as a young man, he helped his father manage a family restaurant, an 
import/export business, and a construction company; following his 
graduation from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mr. Barreto 
was named South Texas area manager for the Miller Brewing Company; 
and
	WHEREAS, This industrious individual moved to California in 
1986 to launch his own company, Barreto Insurance and Financial 
Services, and he later served as chairman of the board for the Latin 
Business Association in Los Angeles and as vice chairman of the 
board of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; on July 25, 2001, 
Mr. Barreto was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the nation's 21st 
administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, an office 
he has held with great distinction, and the members of the Lone Star 
State's business community look forward to working with a man of 
such vision, integrity, and commitment; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby pay tribute to the accomplishments of Hector V. Barreto and 
extend to him warmest best wishes for future success; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Barreto as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.