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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Austin Bank has been selected as one of the 2009 Best |
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Companies to Work for in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Best Companies to Work for in Texas program is a |
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collaborative effort of Texas Monthly magazine, the Texas |
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Association of Business, the Texas State Council of the Society for |
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Human Resource Management, and the Best Companies Group; each of |
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the nominated businesses is evaluated based on workplace policies, |
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practices, and demographics, as well as an employee survey, and the |
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process results in a list of 100 companies that benefit the state's |
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economy, workforce, and businesses; and |
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WHEREAS, Austin Bank is a community bank headquartered in |
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Jacksonville, Texas; locally owned and operated by the Austin |
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family, the company serves the needs of individuals and businesses |
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and has nearly 400 employees who work at 28 locations in 18 cities; |
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the bank's employees volunteer countless hours in their |
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communities, and the company has contributed nearly $400,000 in |
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support of education, arts, literacy, health, and housing |
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initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, An independent business that employs Texans, Austin |
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Bank is contributing to the overall economic prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State, and its officers and employees may indeed reflect with |
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great pride on their company's notable achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Austin Bank on being named one of |
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the Best Companies to Work for in Texas and extend to all those |
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associated with the business sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Austin Bank as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hopson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 578 was adopted by the House on March |
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5, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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