H.R. No. 1635



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The well-being of the people of Texas depends on 
economic prosperity throughout the state, and businesses that 
employ Texans and contribute to local communities are important 
components of a healthy economy and a successful future; and
	WHEREAS, Wal-Mart is opening a new Supercenter in Weslaco on 
May 18, 2005; the more than 200,000-square-foot store will create 
approximately 270 additional jobs for residents of this south Texas 
town, bringing the total area employment by the company to 500; 
since its first location opened in the state in 1975, Wal-Mart has 
employed nearly 140,000 Texans; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to adding to the economic vitality of 
the region, Wal-Mart is donating $13,000 to local organizations and 
charities, including the fire department, the public library, the 
Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center, the Weslaco Bi-Cultural 
Museum Society, and the Weslaco Independent School District, to 
name but a few; and
	WHEREAS, Bringing a wealth of opportunity to the area, the 
new Wal-Mart will surely enrich the lives of local residents, and 
all those associated with the store's opening indeed merit special 
recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commemorate the grand opening of the Wal-Mart 
Supercenter in Weslaco and extend to all those associated with this 
endeavor sincere best wishes for success.

                                                                        Martinez

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1635 was adopted by the House on May 
25, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House