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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jose Rodriguez of El Paso has been named the Region |
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III Government Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year for 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Awarded by the United States Hispanic Chamber of |
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Commerce, this commendation recognizes government officials who |
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have contributed to the growth and excellence of Hispanic |
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entrepreneurs in areas all across the country, with Mr. Rodriguez |
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winning the honor for the region that includes Texas, Louisiana, |
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Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose Rodriguez, who is the county attorney for El |
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Paso County, received the award for his dedicated efforts to |
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promote and protect small businesses and other enterprises in the |
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county; among his other activities, Mr. Rodriguez focused on the |
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issue of bad checks, helping businesses to gain restitution for any |
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"hot" bank drafts they received and creating a public awareness |
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campaign to help owners avoid this costly danger; and |
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WHEREAS, The award also recognizes Mr. Rodriguez's |
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participation in the El Paso Fair Lending Coalition, through which |
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he has worked to give local entrepreneurs better access to capital |
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so that they may more easily establish and expand their operations; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Jose Rodriguez has been the county attorney since |
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1993 and has a vast range of legal experience; educated at the |
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George Washington University National Law Center, he worked as a |
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staff attorney for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban |
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Development in Washington, D.C., and for Texas Rural Legal Aid, and |
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he was a partner in the firm of Rodriguez, Lewis & Collins; his |
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involvement in county government began when he served as the legal |
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advisor to County Judge Alicia R. Chacon; and |
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WHEREAS, Small businesses are crucial to the well-being of |
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Texas communities; in assisting entrepreneurs in the El Paso area, |
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Jose Rodriguez has provided an influential example of how |
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government officials can support local businesspeople, and in so |
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doing, he has proven himself a most worthy recipient of this |
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prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jose Rodriguez on being named the |
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Region III Government Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year for |
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2006 and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Chavez |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 360 was adopted by the House on March |
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1, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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