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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Entrepreneurs and the small businesses they create |
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play an essential role in the Texas economy, generating jobs and |
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enhancing the overall vitality of the communities they serve; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 2011, Hops & Grain |
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Brewing has built an admirable reputation in the Austin area and has |
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made an important contribution to the city's vibrant craft brewing |
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scene; and |
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WHEREAS, Hops & Grain Brewing benefits from the inspired |
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leadership of founder, president, and chief executive officer Josh |
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Hare, who also serves as chair of the board of the Texas Craft |
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Brewers Guild; with locations in both Austin and San Marcos, Hops & |
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Grain Brewing is committed to community involvement and |
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environmental stewardship; the brewery employs technology that |
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captures, purifies, and reuses carbon dioxide released during the |
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craft brewing process, and its San Marcos facility is entirely |
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powered by wind energy; and |
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WHEREAS, The owners and staff of Hops & Grain Brewing are |
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helping to make the enterprise a Lone Star success story, and they |
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may take justifiable pride in their achievements; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Hops & Grain Brewing as a noteworthy |
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member of the Austin and San Marcos business communities and extend |
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to all those associated with the brewery sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Hops & Grain Brewing as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |