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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery is celebrating its |
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80th anniversary on April 15, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its opening in 1935, the refinery has played a |
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vital role in its community, where today it employs more than a |
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thousand people and generates an annual average of $345 million in |
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economic activity; and |
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WHEREAS, CITGO has further benefited the city through its |
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dedication to corporate philanthropy; over the past decade, the |
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refinery and its employees have contributed more than $5.8 million |
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in behalf of 37 local charities through donations to the United Way |
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of the Coastal Bend, and in 2014, employees volunteered over 4,000 |
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hours with community organizations; moreover, in 2012, CITGO |
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launched the Hands for Hillcrest Grant Program, which supports |
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initiatives that foster education, job skills, health care, and the |
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environment in the Hillcrest community; and |
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WHEREAS, Strongly committed to promoting educational |
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opportunity in the region, the refinery has awarded more than 170 |
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scholarships to area students through the Corpus Christi |
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Caller-Times/CITGO South Texas Distinguished Scholars program, and |
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it has collaborated in establishing the First in Family program, |
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which presents scholarships to local students who are the first in |
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their family to graduate from high school; in addition, the |
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refinery partners with the Foy H. Moody High School Innovation |
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Academy to encourage students to pursue careers in the fields of |
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science, technology, engineering, and math; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past eight decades, the CITGO Corpus |
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Christi Refinery has made a substantial contribution to the Texas |
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economy while giving back to its community in myriad ways, and this |
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occasion presents a welcome opportunity to recognize the role it |
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plays in advancing the prosperity of Corpus Christi and the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the CITGO |
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Corpus Christi Refinery and extend to all those associated with the |
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refinery 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 CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hunter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1276 was adopted by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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