H.R. No. 1276
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery is celebrating its
80th anniversary on April 15, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Since its opening in 1935, the refinery has played a
vital role in its community, where today it employs more than a
thousand people and generates an annual average of $345 million in
economic activity; and
WHEREAS, CITGO has further benefited the city through its
dedication to corporate philanthropy; over the past decade, the
refinery and its employees have contributed more than $5.8 million
in behalf of 37 local charities through donations to the United Way
of the Coastal Bend, and in 2014, employees volunteered over 4,000
hours with community organizations; moreover, in 2012, CITGO
launched the Hands for Hillcrest Grant Program, which supports
initiatives that foster education, job skills, health care, and the
environment in the Hillcrest community; and
WHEREAS, Strongly committed to promoting educational
opportunity in the region, the refinery has awarded more than 170
scholarships to area students through the Corpus Christi
Caller-Times/CITGO South Texas Distinguished Scholars program, and
it has collaborated in establishing the First in Family program,
which presents scholarships to local students who are the first in
their family to graduate from high school; in addition, the
refinery partners with the Foy H. Moody High School Innovation
Academy to encourage students to pursue careers in the fields of
science, technology, engineering, and math; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the past eight decades, the CITGO Corpus
Christi Refinery has made a substantial contribution to the Texas
economy while giving back to its community in myriad ways, and this
occasion presents a welcome opportunity to recognize the role it
plays in advancing the prosperity of Corpus Christi and the Lone
Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the CITGO
Corpus Christi Refinery and extend to all those associated with the
refinery sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1276 was adopted by the House on April
16, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House