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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, W. Wesley Hoskins of Corpus Christi has been elected |
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as the new chair of the board of directors of the Texas Bankers |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1885, the Texas Bankers Association works |
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to create a healthy environment for the state's banking |
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institutions; it offers services to bank employees as well as |
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programs that help banks fight crime, teach young people financial |
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responsibility, and assist senior citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Wes Hoskins first joined the board of the TBA in 2000 |
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and was elected treasurer in 2007; he has also served as the chair |
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of the organization's Community Bankers Council and as a member of |
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the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bastrop, Mr. Hoskins earned a degree in |
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communications from Texas State University; he began his banking |
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career in 1992 as a director of First Community Bank, and he became |
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president and CEO of the bank five years later; in 1999, he also |
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became chair of Coastal Bend Bancshares; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hoskins has long been a leader in his community, |
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as a member of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce board and as a |
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member and chair of the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District |
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board; he also served as a trustee and secretary/treasurer of the |
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Gregory Portland Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring gentleman has been involved as well with |
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such worthwhile organizations as the Boy Scouts, the South Texas |
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Children's Heart Institute, the American Cancer Society, the |
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Driscoll Foundation, the CHRISTUS Spohn Foundation, and others; |
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moreover, he has been an active member of his church, the First |
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United Methodist Church of Portland, which he has served as |
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treasurer, finance committee chair, and staff parish committee |
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chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure in banking, Wes Hoskins has |
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upheld the highest standards of professionalism and community |
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engagement, and he will no doubt fulfill his new duties as chair of |
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the Texas Bankers Association with equal commitment and energy; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature congratulate W. Wesley Hoskins on his election as chair |
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of the board of the Texas Bankers Association and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; 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. Hoskins as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |