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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Paul Foster, chair of The University of Texas System |
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| 6 | 7 | | Board of Regents, has long distinguished himself through his |
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| 7 | 8 | | dedicated service in behalf of his fellow Texans; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in East Texas, Paul Foster grew up in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Lovington, New Mexico, and worked his way through college, |
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| 10 | 11 | | graduating from Baylor University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree |
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| 11 | 12 | | in accounting; he managed finances for oil refineries across the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Southwest before founding his own firm, Western Refining, in 1997; |
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| 13 | 14 | | he currently acts as president and CEO of the company, which |
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| 14 | 15 | | operates two refineries and owns 200 convenience stores in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | United States; in addition, he chairs Western Refining Logistics |
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| 16 | 17 | | and Northern Tier Energy and is a board member of Jordan Foster |
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| 17 | 18 | | Construction, WestStar Bank, and the El Paso branch of the Dallas |
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| 18 | 19 | | Federal Reserve Bank; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This accomplished Texan has consistently worked for |
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| 20 | 21 | | the betterment of his community and state by taking an active role |
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| 21 | 22 | | in a number of worthy groups, including the El Paso Chamber of |
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| 22 | 23 | | Commerce, the Texas Business Leadership Council, and the Steering |
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| 23 | 24 | | Committee of the Borderplex Regional Economic Alliance; in 2007, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Governor Rick Perry appointed him to The University of Texas System |
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| 25 | 26 | | Board of Regents, which he led as vice chair beginning in 2009 and |
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| 26 | 27 | | has served as chair since 2013; he also served as chair of The |
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| 27 | 28 | | University of Texas Investment Management Company Board of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Directors; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Foster has further given generously of his time |
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| 30 | 31 | | and resources to support such notable organizations as the Plaza |
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| 31 | 32 | | Theatre, the Red Cross, United Way, and the Salvation Army; |
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| 32 | 33 | | moreover, he donated $50 million to Texas Tech University for the |
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| 33 | 34 | | construction of a new medical school, now named in his honor, and he |
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| 34 | 35 | | and his business partner, Jeff Stevens, gave $6 million to The |
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| 35 | 36 | | University of Texas at El Paso to fund the Foster-Stevens |
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| 36 | 37 | | Basketball Center; in recognition of his generosity and public |
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| 37 | 38 | | spirit, El Paso Inc. named him the 2007 El Pasoan of the Year; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Paul Foster has proven himself a leader of great |
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| 39 | 40 | | vision and ability, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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| 40 | 41 | | outstanding efforts to improve the quality of life of all Texans; |
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| 41 | 42 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby commend Paul Foster for his exceptional record |
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| 44 | 45 | | of public service and philanthropy and extend to him sincere best |
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| 45 | 46 | | wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for Mr. Foster as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | House of Representatives. |
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