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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Miguel A. Conchas is retiring as president and CEO |
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of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce on June 30, 2021, drawing to a |
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close 35 years of outstanding service to the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Conchas began his career with the Laredo Chamber |
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of Commerce in 1986, when he was hired as the director of the |
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Convention & Visitors Bureau, and in 1992, he was appointed chamber |
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president and CEO; over the course of his long and productive |
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tenure, he has played an instrumental role in the city's economic |
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development, advocating in Washington, D.C., for the passage of the |
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North American Free Trade Agreement and establishing the Laredo |
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Convention & Visitors Bureau's office in Monterrey; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his professional responsibilities, |
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Mr. Conchas has given generously of his time and expertise to such |
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civic and charitable organizations as the League of United Latin |
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American Citizens, the International Good Neighbor Council, and |
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Laredo Gateway Rotary; moreover, he was appointed to the INS |
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Citizens' Advisory Panel by U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and |
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he has served on the board of the Texas Association of Business and |
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Chambers of Commerce and as president of the board of the Mexican |
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Cultural Institute of Laredo; his awards and accolades include |
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presidential recognition as a Champion of Change, the Ohtli Award |
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from the Mexican secretariat of foreign affairs, and the Paul |
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Harris Fellow award from the Laredo Gateway Rotary club; he holds a |
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master's degree in education from Texas A&I University, and he |
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previously worked as an elementary school teacher in the Laredo |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his adept and forward-looking leadership, |
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Miguel Conchas has helped guide the Laredo Chamber of Commerce |
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through a transformative period in its history, and his many |
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valuable contributions will continue to resonate in the years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Miguel A. Conchas on his retirement |
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as president and CEO of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce and extend to |
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him 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 Mr. Conchas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |