81R30150 JGH-D
By: Hunter H.R. No. 2075
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, W. Wesley Hoskins of Corpus Christi has been elected
as the new chair of the board of directors of the Texas Bankers
Association; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1885, the Texas Bankers Association works
to create a healthy environment for the state's banking
institutions; it offers services to bank employees as well as
programs that help banks fight crime, teach young people financial
responsibility, and assist senior citizens; and
WHEREAS, Wes Hoskins first joined the board of the TBA in 2000
and was elected treasurer in 2007; he has also served as the chair
of the organization's Community Bankers Council and as a member of
the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council; and
WHEREAS, Born in Bastrop, Mr. Hoskins earned a degree in
communications from Texas State University; he began his banking
career in 1992 as a director of First Community Bank, and he became
president and CEO of the bank five years later; in 1999, he also
became chair of Coastal Bend Bancshares; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hoskins has long been a leader in his community,
as a member of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce board and as a
member and chair of the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District
board; he also served as a trustee and secretary/treasurer of the
Gregory Portland Independent School District; and
WHEREAS, This caring gentleman has been involved as well with
such worthwhile organizations as the Boy Scouts, the South Texas
Children's Heart Institute, the American Cancer Society, the
Driscoll Foundation, the CHRISTUS Spohn Foundation, and others;
moreover, he has been an active member of his church, the First
United Methodist Church of Portland, which he has served as
treasurer, finance committee chair, and staff parish committee
chair; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure in banking, Wes Hoskins has
upheld the highest standards of professionalism and community
engagement, and he will no doubt fulfill his new duties as chair of
the Texas Bankers Association with equal commitment and energy;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature congratulate W. Wesley Hoskins on his election as chair
of the board of the Texas Bankers Association and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Hoskins as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.