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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The First National Bank in Hebbronville is |
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celebrating its centennial in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Established on May 23, 1913, as the Hebbronville |
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State Bank, the institution was originally located on a site on |
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Texas Avenue donated by Oscar Thompson, a founding director; it was |
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chartered on July 23 of that year with paid-in capital of $25,000; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A new building was constructed on Galbraith Street |
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in 1924, and two years later the bank adopted its present-day name; |
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it opened its first drive-up window in 1973, and a little more than |
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a decade later, it moved to its current location on Smith Street; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Led by president and chief executive officer Israel |
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Hinojosa, the bank today has over $138 million in assets, and it |
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employs 9 officers and 15 other staff members; for 96 consecutive |
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quarters, it has earned a five-star rating from BauerFinancial, |
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Inc., which places it among the elite group of Sustained |
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Superiority Banks, a distinction held by only three percent of the |
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nation's banking institutions; and |
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WHEREAS, Businesses that employ Texans and contribute to |
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local economies are important components of a prosperous future, |
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and for the past century, First National Bank has played an |
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essential role in the Hebbronville community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First |
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National Bank in Hebbronville and extend to all those associated |
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with the institution sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the bank as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |