79R6779 JNC-D

By:  Hilderbran                                                 H.C.R. No. 70 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The year 2005 marks a historic milestone for the 
H-E-B grocery store chain founded in Kerrville as it celebrates 100 
years of growth and prosperity; and
	WHEREAS, The C.C. Butt Grocery Store opened for business in 
the Central Texas town on November 26, 1905; established by 
Florence Butt, the market was funded by a $60 investment and a 
desire to provide staples and extraordinary products to the 
citizens of Kerr County; and
	WHEREAS, During the 20th century, the Butt family built the 
grocery business from its humble beginnings in a 750-square-foot 
facility to its prestigious present-day status as the 10th-largest 
privately held company in the country, with annual sales of over $11 
billion; today, H-E-B operates nearly 300 grocery stores throughout 
Texas and Mexico, staffed by more than 55,000 employees; and
	WHEREAS, This Lone Star institution was the product of grand 
ideas and a keen concern for customer convenience and needs; H-E-B 
installed its first in-store meat market and delicatessen in 1919 
and introduced the H-E-B MarketPlace in 1991, with in-store 
restaurants and a wood-burning pizza oven from Italy; and
	WHEREAS, Over the past century, H-E-B has been at the 
forefront of technological advances and innovative business 
concepts, which have included air-conditioned facilities, frozen 
foods, and offering a host of unique services and products within a 
single establishment; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to earning a reputation as an 
exceptional grocer, H-E-B is also a generous contributor to the 
communities it serves; in an effort to give back to the region that 
nurtured the first fledgling store, the company recently gave 
Kerrville's Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital a $250,000 gift to build 
a heart catheterization suite; and
	WHEREAS, Keeping pace with the community that is its home, 
H-E-B is opening a grand new store occupying more than 75,000 square 
feet in Kerrville, where residents past and present have enjoyed 
the fruits of the company's success; and
	WHEREAS, A model of business ingenuity, hard work, and 
exceptional customer service, H-E-B continues to serve citizens of 
Kerrville with the high professional standards that have 
characterized this business since its founding a century ago; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby honor the 100th anniversary of the first H-E-B store in 
Kerrville and extend to all those associated with the company 
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the Kerrville H-E-B as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.