H.R. No. 265







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Those businesses that place a high priority on being 

good corporate citizens have discovered that contributions to their 

community are investments that are repaid many times over; and

	WHEREAS, IBC Bank of Laredo is one such institution, and its 

many initiatives aimed at improving the lives of South Texans have 

earned it recognition as a finalist for a 2005 Corporate 

Citizenship Award, presented by the United States Chamber of 

Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship; and

	WHEREAS, Nominated in the category of corporate stewardship 

for small-to-midsize businesses, IBC has supported numerous 

programs throughout the Rio Grande Valley, including its proactive 

placement of actual bank branches in Brownsville and McAllen grade 

schools; as part of micro-communities run by the students, the 

banks function as teaching tools for financial literacy; and

	WHEREAS, Through this and other outreach efforts, IBC has 

secured its stature as a valued corporate citizen, and it is indeed 

appropriate that its leadership in advancing important social and 

economic goals in the communities it serves be recognized with this 

noteworthy nomination; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize IBC Bank of 

Laredo for being named a finalist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

Center for Corporate Citizenship's 2005 Corporate Citizenship 

Award; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for the bank as an expression of high regard by the Texas 

House of Representatives.



                                                                         Guillen



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                                                       Speaker of the House     



	I certify that H.R. No. 265 was adopted by the House on August 

19, 2005, by a non-record vote.



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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House