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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tradition Bank of Houston is celebrating the 50th |
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anniversary of its founding on April 12, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, local business leaders came together to |
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establish a community bank, The First National Bank of Bellaire; |
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over the years, several additional branches were added throughout |
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Houston, and in 2003, they were merged under the common holding |
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company, Tradition Bancshares, Inc., with the Bellaire branch |
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serving as the operational center; and |
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WHEREAS, Tradition Bank supports a variety of community |
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organizations, including Bellaire and Alief schools, chamber of |
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commerce groups, scholarship foundations, churches, parks and |
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nature associations, the YMCA, and the Rotary Club; moreover, it |
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fosters area development by financing projects that help businesses |
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succeed; and |
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated enterprises play a vital |
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role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and this important |
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milestone offers a fitting opportunity to recognize a venerable |
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Houston bank; 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 50th anniversary of Tradition |
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Bank in Houston and extend to all those associated with the |
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institution sincere best wishes for the future; 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. |