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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 485
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WHEREAS, Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer, |
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creator and executive producer of the television series |
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Opportunity Knocks, have rendered exceptional service to the El |
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Paso community; and |
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WHEREAS, A PBS series based in El Paso, Opportunity Knocks |
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is part of the Opportunity Initiative, which promotes financial |
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health by connecting individuals and families with community |
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development financial institutions, minority depository |
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institutions, credit unions, and other nonprofits; the reality |
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series pairs six families with financial experts who offer them |
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guidance and connect them with community resources; widely |
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acclaimed for its focus on inspirational stories, the series was |
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named the Best Feel Good Show of the Year at the 11th Annual |
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American Reality Television Awards; its other honors include the |
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Silver Anthem Award, Telly Award, and Gold dotCOMM Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Raiz Federal Credit Union is a certified |
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community development financial institution; each year, it |
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partners with Opportunity Knocks to provide participants with |
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customized solutions such as debt consolidation and mortgage |
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loans; and |
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WHEREAS, Opportunity Knocks benefits from the able |
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leadership of its creator and executive producer, Jamie Strayer; |
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in addition to establishing the Opportunity Initiative, she |
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founded a firm that secured $1 billion in funding for community |
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development financial institutions, and she owns the |
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Emmy-winning series Biz Kid$; and |
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WHEREAS, Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer have |
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empowered countless individuals to achieve their financial |
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goals, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for |
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their contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie |
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Strayer for their service to El Paso families and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Blanco |
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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 May 5, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |