H.R. No. 692

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Fort Bend Global Initiative has been engaged in
	a notable effort to enhance the prosperity of the Fort Bend region
	by promoting imports, exports, and educational and economic
	development exchanges with international partners; and
	WHEREAS, This unique initiative was conceived by Fort Bend
	County Judge Bob Hebert in 2009 as the Fort Bend County Friendship
	Committee, which was formed in 2010; the following year, a
	delegation led by Judge Hebert traveled to the city of Foshan,
	China, where they signed a mutually beneficial sister community
	agreement; and
	WHEREAS, In 2012, this successful program was rechristened
	the Fort Bend Global Initiative and established as a nonprofit
	headed by chairman Allison Wen and an all-volunteer board of
	directors; that same year, Judge Hebert, Mr. Wen, and other leaders
	from the county traveled again to Foshan, where they renewed their
	partnership; and
	WHEREAS, In the years since, members of the initiative have
	traveled to the Republic of Turkey, where they have forged strong
	ties with the cities of Ankara, Adana, Kocaeli, and Kahramanmaras;
	these bonds of friendship with China and Turkey have also resulted
	in comprehensive educational exchanges with both the Lamar
	Consolidated and Fort Bend Independent School Districts, enabling
	the students of the Fort Bend region to learn about other countries
	and cultures; and
	WHEREAS, Fort Bend County Day at the State Capitol is an
	appropriate occasion to recognize Judge Hebert, Chairman Wen, and
	the members of the Fort Bend Global Initiative for their vision and
	leadership in creating this important and far-reaching program;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor the Fort Bend Global Initiative for its
	contributions to Fort Bend County and extend to Judge Hebert,
	Chairman Wen, and the other members of the board sincere best wishes
	for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the initiative as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Button
	Zerwas
	Miller of Fort Bend
	Stephenson
	Straus Guerra Otto
	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. 692 was adopted by the House on February
	25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House