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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce is marking |
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71 years of service to the Bayou City in 2007, and members of the |
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organization are celebrating this noteworthy milestone on February |
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20; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1935, a group of local businessmen and |
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businesswomen formed The Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce to |
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link minority workers with opportunities in the burgeoning |
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commercial and industrial sectors of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization soon became a respected advocate |
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for African American economic progress, expanding its role in |
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recent years to establish an international trade division that |
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explores opportunities abroad and a community affairs division that |
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has partnered with the Port of Houston Authority, Texas Southern |
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University, and other local groups in an effort to assist small |
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businesses and promote financial and social growth; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, HCCC highlights the successes of area |
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African American businesses through its presentation of the African |
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American Achievement Pinnacle Award, which honors companies that |
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have made an impact in the business world as well as in the |
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community they serve; moreover, the chamber has striven to provide |
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opportunities to future leaders by awarding promising students the |
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Education Achievement Scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, Through a range of services, opportunities, and |
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advocacy, The Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce has promoted |
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achievement within the African American community for more than |
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seven decades, and this rich tradition has enhanced the lives of |
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countless Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize The Houston Citizens Chamber of |
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Commerce on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of its founding and |
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honor its members, both past and present, for the many significant |
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contributions they have made to the betterment of the greater |
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Houston area; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |