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By:  McClendon                                                    H.R. No. 439



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The inaugural African American Economic Roundtable 
is being held in San Antonio at Our Lady of Charity Convent on July 
29, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Organized by the Jefferson Heights Association and 
the Community Economic Revitalization Agency (CERA), with support 
from the City of San Antonio, the conference is designed to assess 
the opportunities and challenges facing African American 
residents--some 80,000 strong--in the Alamo City; and
	WHEREAS, Goals for the roundtable include defining a quality 
of life that will sustain San Antonio's African American citizens, 
promoting economic empowerment through the dissemination of 
information, strengthening collaborative  community relationships, 
and creating lasting public-private partnerships; in addition, it 
is expected that the roundtable will serve as a platform from which 
future discussion can stem; and
	WHEREAS, Panelists for this notable event come from both the 
public and private sectors and bring to the forum a broad range of 
expertise, knowledge that will be crucial as the work of community 
and economic development moves forward; and
	WHEREAS, The Jefferson Heights Association, a dynamic 
organization founded in 2002 to address social, economic, and 
environmental concerns in one of the city's most historic 
districts, and CERA, a widely respected nonprofit that promotes 
economic revitalization on the city's Eastside, are to be warmly 
commended on their hosting of this important exchange; by launching 
a serious, comprehensive conversation about the condition of the 
black community and about strategies for meeting its needs, these 
groups are making a significant contribution both to the well-being 
of San Antonio's African American residents and to the strength and 
vitality of the city itself; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the inaugural 
African American Economic Roundtable in San Antonio and extend 
sincere best wishes to all those associated with this gathering for 
a most productive and informative event.