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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 354

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to pay 
tribute to H-E-B, a Texas company, on the occasion of its 
Centennial Celebration in 2005; and

	WHEREAS, The great story of H-E-B began in 1905 in 
Kerrville, where the company was founded by Florence Butt, and 
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 in operation, 
H-E-B continues to be an innovative retailer, always setting new 
standards for convenient service, low prices, quality own brand 
products, and fresh food; and

	WHEREAS, H-E-B employs more than 56,000 dedicated, 
responsible partners who earn customer and community trust and 
respect through their individual and collective actions every 
day; and

	WHEREAS, H-E-B is a role model for ethics in business and 
corporate citizenship; since its humble beginnings in Kerrville, 
H-E-B has long practiced the idea that a grocer's role in a 
community goes well beyond supplying food; in this spirit, the 
company contributes five percent of its pretax earnings to public 
and charitable programs and is one of the few companies in Texas 
and the United States to give at such a level; and

	WHEREAS, H-E-B is a vital partner to the more than 150 
Texas communities it serves, contributing significant resources 
toward education, diversity, health and wellness, the 
environment, the arts and hunger relief and prevention; and

	WHEREAS, H-E-B's commitment to food banks is unparalleled, 
and Texans everywhere are grateful for the company's ongoing 
efforts to battle hunger and support hunger relief programs in 
the State of Texas; and

	WHEREAS, Adopting environmental conservation and 
efficiency is integrated into every aspect of H-E-B's business, 
from its trucking fleets to its corporate headquarters at the 
historic arsenal in San Antonio; in 1997, H-E-B was the first 
retail company recognized with the Texas Governors' Award for 
Environmental Excellence; and

	WHEREAS, H-E-B is highly respected for its leadership role 
as a retailer that promotes Texas produce and products; and

	WHEREAS, H-E-B contributes to the ongoing economic 
development of the state by providing beneficial sales tax 
revenue, competitive employee wages and benefits, and a superior 
shopping experience; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby congratulate H-E-B on the occasion of 
its Centennial Celebration and recognize its 100 years of 
faithful service to the citizens of Texas; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                        Van de Putte, Zaffirini,
                                                             Madla, Wentworth   





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     Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate




                                          ______________________________ 
   President of the Senate
 
     I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 10, 2005.



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   Secretary of the Senate