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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 617
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WHEREAS, The H-E-B chain of grocery stores is marking a |
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significant milestone in 2015 with the celebration of its 110th |
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anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, Florence Butt began the H-E-B legacy in 1905 when |
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she opened the C. C. Butt Grocery Store in Kerrville; her |
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youngest son, Howard E. Butt, took over company operations in the |
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1920s, launching new stores in Del Rio, Laredo, and other |
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communities and creating the company's first supermarket in the |
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1950s; currently, Charles Butt is the chair and chief executive |
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officer of what has grown into one of the nation's most |
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successful retailers, with more than 340 stores throughout Texas |
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and Mexico and more than 85,000 dedicated employees; and |
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WHEREAS, A good corporate citizen in the communities it |
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serves, H-E-B contributes significant resources to a variety of |
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public and charitable programs; last year, the company donated |
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approximately 29 million pounds of food and nonperishables to |
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food banks in Texas and Mexico; furthermore, the H-E-B Excellence |
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in Education Awards program gives more than $740,000 annually to |
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deserving educators and school districts; and |
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WHEREAS, H-E-B has received the Texas Governor's Award for |
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Environmental Excellence three times in recognition of |
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company-wide efforts to promote conservation and efficiency; in |
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2010, Progressive Grocer magazine named H-E-B the Retailer of the |
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Year for its myriad achievements in the industry and for its |
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significant community involvement; and |
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WHEREAS, By creating jobs and helping to strengthen the |
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economic prosperity of Texas, H-E-B has added to the vitality of |
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the Lone Star State for more than a century, and it is fitting |
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that the anniversary of its founding be recognized; now, |
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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 110th anniversary of H-E-B |
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and extend to the company and its employees sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared |
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for H-E-B as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez, Campbell |
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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 23, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |