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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 586
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WHEREAS, The CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery celebrated 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 |
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a 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 |
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in 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, |
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and it has collaborated in establishing the First in Family |
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program, which presents scholarships to local students who are |
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the first in their family to graduate from high school; in |
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addition, the refinery partners with the Foy H. Moody High School |
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Innovation Academy to encourage students to pursue careers in the |
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fields of science, technology, engineering, and math; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past eight decades, the CITGO |
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CorpusChristiRefineryhasmadeasubstantialcontributionto |
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the Texas economy while giving back to its community in myriad |
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ways, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity to |
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recognize the role it plays in advancing the prosperity of Corpus |
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Christi and the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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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 |
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the 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 |
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of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 20, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |