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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is celebrating |
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| 6 | 7 | | its 80th anniversary on August 24, 2017; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, This vital organization traces its roots back to as |
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| 8 | 9 | | early as 1906, when a number of local residents began working |
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| 9 | 10 | | together to establish a junior college, develop an airport and a |
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| 10 | 11 | | deep-water port, and foster stronger economic ties with Mexico; the |
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| 11 | 12 | | group constructed its first office building in 1927 and earned its |
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| 12 | 13 | | charter as the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce in July 1937; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the nonprofit has remained |
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| 14 | 15 | | committed to its mission of promoting local economic growth through |
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| 15 | 16 | | advocacy, leadership, and business-building initiatives, and today |
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| 16 | 17 | | it boasts more than 700 business memberships; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The chamber has additionally benefited the |
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| 18 | 19 | | community by founding numerous events, programs, and institutions, |
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| 19 | 20 | | including Charro Days, the Sombrero Festival, the Mr. Amigo |
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| 20 | 21 | | Association, the Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Leadership Brownsville, Brownsville Crime Stoppers, and Healthy |
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| 22 | 23 | | Communities of Brownsville; moreover, its support was instrumental |
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| 23 | 24 | | in the creation of Texas Southmost College, the Port of |
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| 24 | 25 | | Brownsville, the Brownsville South Padre Island International |
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| 25 | 26 | | Airport, and the Brownsville Economic Development Council; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, the chamber was selected by the U.S. Small |
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| 27 | 28 | | Business Administration to host the Women's Business Center of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Cameron County; one of five such organizations in the Lone Star |
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| 29 | 30 | | State, the center is dedicated to enabling and empowering female |
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| 30 | 31 | | entrepreneurs through programs and services focused on advocacy, |
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| 31 | 32 | | education, support, and outreach; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, The Brownsville Chamber of Commerce has |
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| 33 | 34 | | demonstrated a long-standing commitment to furthering prosperity |
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| 34 | 35 | | in this South Texas community, and its members may indeed reflect |
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| 35 | 36 | | with great pride on the contributions the organization has made |
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| 36 | 37 | | over the past eight decades; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 80th |
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| 39 | 40 | | anniversary of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce and extend to |
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| 40 | 41 | | its members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for the chamber as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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