| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 397 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, For more than 80 years, the CITGO Petroleum |
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| 3 | 3 | | Corporation has bolstered the prosperity and well-being of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | Lone Star State by employing thousands of Texans and supporting |
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| 5 | 5 | | initiatives of lasting benefit to the community; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Headquartered in Houston, CITGO Texas Operations |
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| 7 | 7 | | boasts an 890-acre facility in Corpus Christi that refines |
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| 8 | 8 | | 157,000 barrels of petroleum per day, provides over 1,050 Texans |
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| 9 | 9 | | with high-paying jobs, and generates an average of $345 million a |
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| 10 | 10 | | year in economic activity; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, CITGO's community outreach efforts include STEM |
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| 12 | 12 | | education mentoring programs such as the award-winning CITGO |
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| 13 | 13 | | Innovation Academy at Foy H. Moody High School in Corpus Christi, |
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| 14 | 14 | | as well as an endowment fund that offers scholarships and financial |
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| 15 | 15 | | support to students; the company also established coastal |
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| 16 | 16 | | conservation and restoration initiatives in response to the |
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| 17 | 17 | | environmental damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | it provides heating oil to families in need across 25 states; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The company's health and wellness efforts include |
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| 20 | 20 | | transforming a former hotel in Corpus Christi into Charlie's |
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| 21 | 21 | | Place, a leading drug rehabilitation facility; it has provided |
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| 22 | 22 | | generous support to the Special Olympics for more than 15 years, |
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| 23 | 23 | | and in the past three decades, it has helped raise more than $200 |
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| 24 | 24 | | million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Of all the factors that have furthered the success |
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| 26 | 26 | | of CITGO Texas Operations, none have been more critical than the |
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| 27 | 27 | | company's dedicated employees across the state and its community |
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| 28 | 28 | | partners, all of whom have helped make Texas a great place to do |
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| 29 | 29 | | business; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its notable history, CITGO Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Operations has made a substantial contribution to the Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | economy while giving back to the community in myriad ways; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby commend CITGO Texas Operations for more than |
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| 36 | 36 | | 80 years of outstanding performance and community involvement |
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| 37 | 37 | | and extend to all those associated with the enterprise sincere |
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| 38 | 38 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 40 | 40 | | CITGO Texas Operations as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Hinojosa |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on March 8, 2017. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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