SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 521
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Ruby Jewel Bennett, who is being honored with a
Community Award from Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic
Development, Incorporated, at its 28th annual Awards Banquet on
March 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic
Development was founded in 1994 to promote the economic vitality
of the Acres Homes community; the nonprofit organization
provides a variety of programs, seminars, workshops, and
professional development opportunities to the community with the
goal of helping individuals, small businesses, and entrepreneurs
continue on paths to success; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the organization hosts an awards
banquet to honor area citizens who deserve recognition for their
exceptional work on behalf of the Acres Homes community; and
WHEREAS, Ruby Bennett was raised in Acres Homes, and she
has worked tirelessly to make sure her community remains a clean,
safe, and desirable place in which to live and raise a family;
known as "The Tire Lady," she collaborated with the City of
Houston Solid Waste Department to begin an abandoned tire pick-up
service in Acres Homes; her program was so successful, it was
adopted in communities throughout Houston; a licensed attorney,
she has actively worked to help those in need through her
profession and through her civic contributions and her work with
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and
WHEREAS, A truly exemplary citizen, Ruby Bennett
represents the highest ideals of civic engagement, and she can
indeed take pride in her outstanding community leadership; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby commend Ruby Jewel Bennett for helping to
make the Acres Homes community an inviting place in which to live
and work and congratulate her on receiving a Community Award from
the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Whitmire
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 29, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate