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H.R. No. 2254
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The relationship between a modern commercial
enterprise and the city in which it does business carries with it
both great responsibility and great potential for positive effect;
and
WHEREAS, The mutually beneficial association between the
H-E-B chain of grocery stores and Del Rio is a sterling example of
what can be achieved by an involved corporate citizen and a
responsive community; and
WHEREAS, The C. C. Butt Grocery Store opened for business in
Kerrville 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 area residents; and
WHEREAS, Today, H-E-B operates nearly 300 grocery stores
throughout Texas and Mexico, staffed by more than 56,000 employees;
and
WHEREAS, Throughout its proud century-long history, H-E-B
has been known for its commitment to the greater good, and the
company contributes to such worthy causes as hunger relief and
prevention, education, health and wellness, the environment, and
the arts; it has donated five percent of its pre-tax earnings to
charitable endeavors since the 1930s, and remains one of the few
companies in the nation to give at such a level; and
WHEREAS, Each year, H-E-B provides more than $30 million in
products and transportation to support Texas food banks and helps
to feed more than 210,000 people during the annual holiday Feast of
Sharing dinners, which are held in 23 communities across Texas and
Mexico; and
WHEREAS, The company also recognizes outstanding public
school teachers, principals, and their schools through the
Excellence in Education Awards, providing more than $400,000 in
grants and prizes; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding, H-E-B has been a generous donor
to the communities it serves, and its host of worthy programs have
contributed significantly to the well-being of many Del Rio
residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor H-E-B in Del Rio for its outstanding
corporate citizenship and extend to all its employees and
management sincere wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Del Rio H-E-B as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Gallego
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. 2254 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House