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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of the East End Chamber of Commerce |
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in Houston are visiting the State Capitol on January 25, 2011, and |
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the occasion provides an opportunity to recognize this culturally |
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significant and economically dynamic community; and |
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WHEREAS, The history of the East End began a decade before the |
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founding of Houston itself, when the town of Harrisburg was |
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surveyed in 1826; it served both as a shipping center for early |
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Texas colonies and briefly as the capital of the Republic of Texas |
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in 1836; though the Mexican Army burned down all but one house in |
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the town later that year, it was quickly rebuilt and in the |
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mid-1800s became the site of the first railroad terminal in the |
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state; Houston annexed Harrisburg in 1926; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the East End is the proud home of the Port of |
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Houston, one of the nation's foremost ports for international trade |
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and one of the largest port facilities in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, The Strategic Vision for the East End, completed in |
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2006 by the East End Chamber of Commerce and its partner |
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organizations and stakeholders, recognized six priorities: |
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economic development, educational resources, history, image, |
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infrastructure, and parks and neighborhoods; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by these priorities, the chamber of commerce |
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and its partners have already made remarkable progress; |
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accomplishments include the initiation of a National Engineering |
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Academy at Chavez High School, the creation of two Port of Houston |
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Maritime Academies, which opened at Stephen F. Austin and Jack |
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Yates High Schools in August 2009, and the establishment of an |
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Economic Development Division to nurture current ventures and draw |
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new investment to the area; and |
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WHEREAS, The leadership and initiative of the East End |
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Chamber of Commerce have helped make this proud Texas community an |
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even better place to live and work, and the chamber merits special |
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commendation for its achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 25, 2011, as East End Chamber |
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of Commerce Day at the State Capitol and extend to participants |
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sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and productive visit to |
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Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the East End Chamber of Commerce as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |