| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 627 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Mark L. Madrid, who is stepping down as president and |
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| 4 | 4 | | chief executive officer of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of |
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| 5 | 5 | | Commerce after three and one-half years of exemplary leadership; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Madrid has gained widespread recognition for |
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| 7 | 7 | | his diligent work as a Hispanic leader on behalf of Texas |
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| 8 | 8 | | communities; he has served in advisory and leadership positions |
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| 9 | 9 | | for educational and civic organizations in both Houston and |
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| 10 | 10 | | Austin, and in 2014, he was appointed to the Texas Diversity |
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| 11 | 11 | | Council Central Texas Advisory Board; as a successful |
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| 12 | 12 | | businessperson, he is highly regarded for the enthusiasm with |
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| 13 | 13 | | which he approaches projects and for his expertise, and as an |
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| 14 | 14 | | influential philanthropist, he is admired for his passion and |
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| 15 | 15 | | grassroots focus; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, A truly distinguished community leader, Mark |
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| 17 | 17 | | Madrid has been honored on numerous occasions for his |
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| 18 | 18 | | contributions to the fields of finance, education, media, and the |
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| 19 | 19 | | arts; he was recently named one of four inaugural Texas Modern |
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| 20 | 20 | | Hispanic Gentlemen by Texas Monthly and Ketel One, and he used |
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| 21 | 21 | | this initiative to establish the Mark L. Madrid Scholarships for |
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| 22 | 22 | | deserving business majors at The University of Texas and at the |
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| 23 | 23 | | University of Notre Dame; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mark Madrid is fiercely dedicated to the |
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| 25 | 25 | | enrichment of communities in Texas and around the nation; he is |
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| 26 | 26 | | leaving the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to serve |
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| 27 | 27 | | as executive director of the Latino Business Action Network, a |
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| 28 | 28 | | national organization based in Palo Alto, California; his |
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| 29 | 29 | | leadership and many accomplishments on behalf of Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | communities will not be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend Mark L. Madrid on his many |
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| 33 | 33 | | contributions to the state and on his outstanding leadership of |
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| 34 | 34 | | the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and extend to him |
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| 35 | 35 | | best wishes in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 37 | 37 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Watson |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on April 18, 2017. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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