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By: Sheets H.R. No. 662
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Republic Group of Dallas is celebrating the
110th anniversary of its founding in 2013; and
WHEREAS, In 1903, brothers Ike and George Jalonick, both
native Texans, established a new fire insurance company and issued
their first policy to the Dallas Morning News; and
WHEREAS, Now known as the Republic Group, the business
provides personal property, personal automobile, farm and ranch,
and commercial lines of insurance through independent agents
primarily in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
and New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, The Republic Group employs 343 people, many of whom
have served the company for longer than three decades; committed to
the community the business has called home for 110 years, employees
have over the last decade raised more than $1 million for local
charities, including the United Way, Carter Blood Blank, Toys for
Tots, and the North Texas Food Bank; and
WHEREAS, Businesses that employ Texans and contribute to
local economies are important components of a prosperous future,
and the Republic Group is deserving of recognition for the positive
role it plays in the Dallas community and beyond; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 110th anniversary of the
Republic Group of Dallas and extend to its officers and employees
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Republic Group as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.