H.R. No. 1382
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Representatives of the East End Chamber of Commerce
  in Houston are visiting the State Capitol on April 16, 2009, to
  celebrate the rich heritage and bright prospects of a notable
  corner of the Lone Star State; and
         WHEREAS, The Houston East End encompasses the former city of
  Harrisburg, which was platted in 1826, 10 years before the founding
  of Houston itself; a shipping center for the early Texas colonies,
  Harrisburg became the seat of government for Harrisburg
  Municipality in December 1835, and it served as the capital of the
  Republic of Texas from March 22 to April 13, 1836; burned shortly
  thereafter by the Mexican Army, the town was rebuilt and
  incorporated in 1837; Harrisburg enjoyed the distinction of being
  the site of the first steam sawmill, grist mills, and railroad
  terminal in Texas; the community was annexed by Houston in 1926; and
         WHEREAS, Today the East End is the proud home of the Port of
  Houston, one of the largest ports in the world; the Port of Houston
  is ranked first in foreign waterborne tonnage and second in total
  tonnage in the United States; and
         WHEREAS, In 2006, the East End Chamber of Commerce, in
  partnership with the Greater East End Management District and with
  the input of nearly 300 stakeholders, completed the Strategic
  Vision, a program to guide the development of the East End over the
  following decade; the Strategic Vision identified six priorities to
  be addressed: the area's economic development, educational
  resources, history, image, infrastructure, and parks and
  neighborhoods; and
         WHEREAS, The chamber of commerce and its partners have made
  great strides already toward realizing the goals of this ambitious
  plan; major achievements include the initiation of a National
  Engineering Academy at Chavez High School, the creation of two Port
  of Houston Maritime Academies, scheduled to open at Austin High
  School and Yates High School in August 2009, and the establishment
  of an Economic Development Division to retain current businesses
  and attract new enterprises to the East End; and
         WHEREAS, Together with the residential community, the East
  End Chamber of Commerce is striving to ensure that development in
  the area is conducive to enhancing the quality of life of all who
  live there, and it is a privilege to commend this dynamic
  organization for its forward-looking leadership and civic
  engagement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 16, 2009, as East End Chamber of
  Commerce Day at the State Capitol and extend to all the chamber
  members who have traveled to Austin best wishes for an enjoyable and
  memorable visit; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the East End Chamber of Commerce as an expression of
  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Hernandez
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1382 was adopted by the House on April
  16, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House