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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Juan Antonio González Moreno, chair and CEO of |
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Gruma, has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to strengthening |
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the relationship between Texas and Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, One of Mexico's premier companies, Gruma has |
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operated in the United States for more than four decades, and its |
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U.S. subsidiary, Mission Foods, has been headquartered in the |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex since 1998; the company has invested |
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more than $100 million in Texas in recent years, and its plants in |
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Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio employ more than 1,000 Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2016, Gruma-Mission Foods made a $4 million |
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commitment to enable the establishment of the Mission Foods |
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Texas-Mexico Center at Southern Methodist University, and |
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Mr. González Moreno serves as chair of its executive advisory |
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board; the center furthers dialogue related to the economic, |
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political, and social ties between Mexico, Texas, and the United |
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States as a whole and promotes scholarly research on border issues, |
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energy, human capital and education, migration, and trade and |
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investment; moreover, its programs encourage the development of |
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sound public policy and greater cross-border integration and |
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cross-sector collaboration among academia, government, nonprofit |
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organizations, and business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. González Moreno has also provided leadership in |
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the development of social programs that support Hispanic |
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communities in the United States; in 2017, he received the Good |
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Neighbor Award from the United States Chamber of Commerce in |
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recognition of his outstanding endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico |
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Center has advanced the study of a vital cross-border relationship, |
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and through his dedication to invigorating that relationship, Juan |
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González Moreno has helped build a bridge to a brighter future for |
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all; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Juan Antonio González Moreno for his |
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contributions to the economic partnership between Texas and Mexico |
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and commend him for his work in behalf of the Mission Foods |
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Texas-Mexico Center at Southern Methodist University; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. González Moreno as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |