82R16138 JH-D
By: Smith of Harris H.R. No. 1051
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, With its focus on economic well-being and civic
development, the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce has been an enduring
and positive influence in its community, assisting business owners
and other area citizens in ways that contribute to the city as a
whole; and
WHEREAS, Reflecting the close-knit character of Deer Park,
the chamber is a vibrant coalition of businesses and individuals
that seeks to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life in
the area; its initiatives to boost local enterprise range from
monthly luncheons to leadership seminars to workshops on essential
business skills; moreover, the organization provides its members
with a voice in the legislative process at the state and federal
levels as well as offers them useful information on governmental
affairs; and
WHEREAS, The Deer Park Chamber also undertakes a host of
worthwhile civic projects; understanding the importance of
learning, the organization encourages young people to excel by
offering scholarships to deserving seniors in the Deer Park
Independent School District, and it recognizes the essential work
taking place in the classroom with its Salute to Education/New
Teacher Luncheon; other projects such as the annual Christmas tree
lighting and prayer breakfast serve to bring residents together so
that they can better appreciate the mutual interests they share;
and
WHEREAS, This exceptional organization also takes an active
role in promoting the Deer Park area as a tourism destination and as
an outstanding location for businesses to establish operations, and
its success in this mission has created additional business and
employment prospects in the city; and
WHEREAS, In carrying out its work, the chamber draws on the
leadership of its president, Tim Culp, and its chairman of the
board, Mike Mills, as well as the contributions of its involved
membership, and their united efforts are helping to ensure that
Deer Park is well positioned to meet the challenges and
opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce for its
outstanding work in behalf of the community it serves and extend to
its members sincere best wishes for continued achievement; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the chamber as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.