H.R. No. 618
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The Women's Business Center in Edinburg celebrated
  its 10th anniversary in September 2014, and this milestone
  represents a fitting opportunity to take note of the organization's
  contributions to women entrepreneurs in the Rio Grande Valley; and
         WHEREAS, Established by the Southwest Community Investment
  Corporation in 2004, the Women's Business Center seeks to empower
  traditionally disadvantaged women in the Valley by promoting the
  creation and development of women-owned businesses; and
         WHEREAS, The center's services include mentoring sessions
  with professionals, assistance with loan applications and business
  plan development, market research, and financial analysis; the
  center also helps its clients get access to credit and capital and
  identifies opportunities for trade and federal contracts; and
         WHEREAS, In its first decade, the Women's Business Center has
  helped nearly 100 women either start or expand a business, and it
  has provided training in finance, management, and other skills to
  approximately 3,000 additional clients; and
         WHEREAS, Under the leadership of executive director Maria
  "Charo" Mann, the Women's Business Center has provided many women
  in the Rio Grande Valley with the tools, the knowledge, and the
  inspiration to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Women's
  Business Center in Edinburg and extend to the center's staff and
  clients sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Longoria
 
 
Straus Guerra Otto
 
Allen Guillen Paddie
 
Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
 
Alvarado Harless Paul
 
Anchia Hernandez Peña
 
Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
 
Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
 
Ashby Huberty Pickett
 
Aycock Hughes Price
 
Bell Hunter Raney
 
Blanco Isaac Raymond
 
Bohac Israel Reynolds
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
 
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
 
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
 
Button King of Parker Rose
 
Canales King of Taylor Sanford
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
 
Clardy Klick Schofield
 
Coleman Koop Shaheen
 
Collier Krause Sheets
 
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
 
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
 
Crownover Larson Simpson
 
Dale Laubenberg Smith
 
Darby Leach Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
 
Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
 
Dukes Márquez Stickland
 
Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
 
Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
 
Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
 
Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles VanDeaver
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White of Bell
 
Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
 
Geren Murphy Workman
 
Giddings Murr Wray
 
Goldman Naishtat Wu
 
Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
 
González Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 618 was adopted by the House on February
  25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House