H.R. No. 657
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For 100 years, H-E-B has been a leader in the Texas
retail industry, providing a vital service to the citizens of the
Lone Star State, and the occasion of its centennial offers a fitting
opportunity to pay tribute to this Texas institution; and
WHEREAS, The story of H-E-B began in 1905 in Kerrville, where
the company was founded as a family grocery by Florence Butt; since
then, it has been built into one of the world's most successful
retailers by her son, Howard E. Butt, and his son, Charles Butt; and
WHEREAS, Now beginning its second century, H-E-B continues to
be an innovative retailer; it employs more than 56,000 people and is
a model for ethics in business and corporate citizenship; and
WHEREAS, H-E-B has long practiced the idea that a grocer's
role in a community goes well beyond supplying food, and in this
spirit the company contributes five percent of its pretax earnings
to public and charitable programs; and
WHEREAS, H-E-B is a vital partner to the more than 150 Texas
communities it serves, contributing significant resources in the
areas of hunger relief and prevention, education, diversity, health
and wellness, the environment, and the arts; indeed, the company's
commitment to food banks is unparalleled, and its ongoing efforts
to battle hunger and support hunger relief programs contribute
significantly to the well-being of countless Texans; and
WHEREAS, Adopting environmental conservation and efficiency
is part of every aspect of H-E-B's business, from its trucking
fleets to its corporate headquarters at the historic Arsenal in San
Antonio; in recognition of these efforts, H-E-B became the first
retail company honored with the Texas Governor's Award for
Environmental Excellence in 1997; and
WHEREAS, A retailer that promotes Texas produce and products,
H-E-B is an important part of the Texas economy, and its century of
service is a proud achievement worthy of special recognition; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby designate March 10, 2005, as H-E-B Celebration
100 Day in Texas and extend best wishes to the many individuals who
have contributed to the longstanding success of this fine company;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for H-E-B as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Villarreal
McClendon
Uresti
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 657 was adopted by the House on March
10, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House