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79R3559 MAM-D

By:  Cook of Colorado                                             H.R. No. 87 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, William H. Harrison, Jr., of Eagle Lake has provided 
leadership and vision for the community of Eagle Lake and the 
banking industry in Texas for more than 30 years; and
	WHEREAS, A tireless volunteer for CEN-TEX Certified 
Development Corporation (CEN-TEX CDC), a nonprofit organization 
founded by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 1990, he 
served on the company's board of directors from 1990 until 1997, 
acting as president for the majority of his tenure; since 1997, he 
served as the corporation's Loan Committee Chairman, a position 
from which he is retiring in 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison has helped CEN-TEX CDC develop quality 
partnerships, including the corporation's essential affiliation 
with the U.S. Small Business Administration, which has resulted in 
job development and the processing of SBA 504 loans in community 
banks; this able gentleman also worked with the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) to develop housing in rural areas, 
eventually assisting more than 100 families in their dream of home 
ownership; and
	WHEREAS, In 1999, Mr. Harrison led the charge to assist 
CEN-TEX in becoming financially independent; under his leadership 
and with the support of the NRC, the corporation hired a staff, 
expanded its service, and purchased offices on Congress Avenue in 
Austin; Mr. Harrison also received more than $3 million in lending 
capital from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, 
the NRC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Chase Bank; his 
commitment to this organization  has led to the dispersal of nearly 
$200 million in loans and the creation of 2,500 jobs; and
	WHEREAS, Bill Harrison's colleagues at CEN-TEX CDC are 
honoring this esteemed volunteer at a luncheon at the Farris Hotel 
in Eagle Lake on January 28, 2005; it is a fitting tribute to a 
determined man who has contributed greatly to the economic 
well-being of the state; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate William H. Harrison, Jr., on his 
retirement from CEN-TEX and extend to him sincere best wishes for 
continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Harrison as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.