| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 512 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Joe Henry Morin, who recently retired from the Economic |
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| 4 | 4 | | Development and Tourism division of the Office of the Governor |
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| 5 | 5 | | after an exemplary career of public service; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Joe Morin began his professional career working |
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| 7 | 7 | | with SER-Jobs for Progress, a nationwide nonprofit organization |
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| 8 | 8 | | that helps members of the Hispanic community achieve their dreams |
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| 9 | 9 | | through education, employment, and empowerment; he later became |
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| 10 | 10 | | vice president of Harvard Technologies, where he helped drive |
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| 11 | 11 | | business growth while fostering a company culture of community |
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| 12 | 12 | | involvement; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, From 1984 until 1999, Mr. Morin served as |
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| 14 | 14 | | president of the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers |
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| 15 | 15 | | of Commerce; during his tenure, he developed strategic |
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| 16 | 16 | | partnerships with over 50 Fortune 500 companies and key alliances |
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| 17 | 17 | | with The University of Texas, Texas A&M University, and the |
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| 18 | 18 | | United States Small Business Administration, and he helped to |
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| 19 | 19 | | develop new chamber organizations in more than 30 cities; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Morin helped lead economic development |
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| 21 | 21 | | efforts at the state level for 15 years; he was instrumental in |
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| 22 | 22 | | bringing a Toyota manufacturing facility to Texas, and he led the |
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| 23 | 23 | | effort to create the first statewide online "one-stop shop" |
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| 24 | 24 | | business portal during his tenure as small business advocate in |
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| 25 | 25 | | the Office of the Governor; he went on to manage finance and tax |
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| 26 | 26 | | incentive programs in the Economic Development and Tourism |
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| 27 | 27 | | division of the governor's office, and he retired from state |
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| 28 | 28 | | service in January of 2017; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A truly distinguished Texan, Joe Morin has served |
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| 30 | 30 | | in leadership roles for numerous professional associations and |
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| 31 | 31 | | has helped to develop a broad range of economic opportunities for |
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| 32 | 32 | | citizens across the state; his presence in the Office of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Governor will be greatly missed; now, 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 Joe Henry Morin on his exceptional |
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| 36 | 36 | | career and his many contributions to the state and extend to him |
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| 37 | 37 | | best wishes for continued success in all his future endeavors; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 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 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Watson |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on March 28, 2017. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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