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                                                                  H.R. No. 298


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Small businesses are a vital and dynamic force in the economy of this state, and ACCION Texas has done a great service by helping small-business owners succeed; and WHEREAS, ACCION Texas is a nonprofit organization that provides credit to small businesses that do not have access to loans from commercial sources; and WHEREAS, Established in 1994, the organization began with a single office in San Antonio; today, it is the largest agency of its kind in the United States, operating facilities in eight cities and lending in more than 200 communities throughout the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, This worthwhile organization encourages the success of underrepresented business owners and enables hard-working entrepreneurs to meet their needs for working capital; and WHEREAS, With the aid of ACCION Texas, small-business owners are able to strengthen their businesses, stabilize their income, create additional employment, and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby commend ACCION Texas for its support of small businesses and extend best wishes to all those associated with this community-minded organization; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for ACCION Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Jones of Bexar Castro Martinez Fischer                         Craddick        Giddings        Merritt         Allen        Goodman        Miller         Alonzo        Goolsby        Moreno of Harris         Bailey        Griggs        Moreno of El Paso         Baxter        Grusendorf        Morrison         Berman        Guillen        Mowery         Bohac        Gutierrez        Naishtat         Bonnen        Haggerty        Nixon         Branch        Hamilton        Noriega         Brown of Kaufman        Hamric        Oliveira         Brown of Brazos        Hardcastle        Olivo         Burnam        Harper-Brown        Paxton         Callegari        Hartnett        Pena         Campbell        Heflin        Phillips         Canales        Hegar        Pickett         Capelo        Hilderbran        Pitts         Casteel        Hill        Puente         Castro        Hochberg        Quintanilla         Chavez        Hodge        Rangel         Chisum        Homer        Raymond         Christian        Hope        Reyna         Coleman        Hopson        Riddle         Cook of Navarro        Howard        Ritter         Cook of Colorado        Hughes        Rodriguez         Corte        Hunter        Rose         Crabb        Hupp        Seaman         Crownover        Isett        Smith of Tarrant         Davis of Harris        Jones of Lubbock        Smith of Harris         Davis of Dallas        Jones of Bexar        Smithee         Dawson        Jones of Dallas        Solis         Delisi        Keel        Solomons         Denny        Keffer of Dallas        Stick         Deshotel        Keffer of Eastland        Swinford         Driver        King        Talton         Dukes        Kolkhorst        Taylor         Dunnam        Krusee        Telford         Dutton        Kuempel        Thompson         Edwards        Laney        Truitt         Eiland        Laubenberg        Turner         Eissler        Lewis        Uresti         Elkins        Luna        Van Arsdale         Ellis        Mabry        Villarreal         Farabee        Madden        West         Farrar        Marchant        Wilson         Flores        Martinez Fischer        Wise         Flynn        McCall        Wohlgemuth         Gallego        McClendon        Wolens         Garza        McReynolds        Wong         Gattis        Menendez        Woolley         Geren        Mercer        Zedler         ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 298 was adopted by the House on February 26, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House