82R7149 MGR-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 695
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Dallas chapter of the Conference of
Minority Transportation Officials are visiting the State Capitol on
February 2, 2011, in conjunction with Minority Business Enterprise
Public Policy Day; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1971 on the campus of Howard University
in Washington, D.C., the Conference of Minority Transportation
Officials was created to ensure that minorities in the rapidly
expanding transportation industry were allowed equal access to
employment, promotion, and business development opportunities;
today, COMTO has 39 chapters throughout the United States, and the
organization provides leadership programs, advocacy services, and
comprehensive training and education to its members; and
WHEREAS, The Dallas chapter of COMTO works to inform minority
transportation professionals of contract opportunities with major
agencies such as DFW International Airport, the North Texas Tollway
Authority, Dallas Love Field Airport, and the U.S. Department of
Transportation; led by its president, Renee Edwards, the chapter
also hosts a number of worthwhile initiatives, including an annual
golf tournament to raise scholarship funds for promising students;
and
WHEREAS, Through its noteworthy efforts, the Dallas chapter
of COMTO is facilitating economic inclusion of historically
disenfranchised members of the community, and in so doing, it is
helping to increase prosperity in the Metroplex and across the Lone
Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby welcome the Dallas chapter of the Conference of
Minority Transportation Officials to the State Capitol on Minority
Business Enterprise Public Policy Day and extend to all those
associated with the chapter sincere best wishes for an informative
and productive stay in Austin; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the chapter as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.