SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 586
WHEREAS, The CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery celebrated 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
CorpusChristiRefineryhasmadeasubstantialcontributionto
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 Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
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 from the Texas Senate.
Hinojosa
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 20, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate