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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Juan Antonio González Moreno, chair and CEO of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Gruma, has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to strengthening |
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| 7 | 8 | | the relationship between Texas and Mexico; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, One of Mexico's premier companies, Gruma has |
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| 9 | 10 | | operated in the United States for more than four decades, and its |
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| 10 | 11 | | U.S. subsidiary, Mission Foods, has been headquartered in the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex since 1998; the company has invested |
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| 12 | 13 | | more than $100 million in Texas in recent years, and its plants in |
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| 13 | 14 | | Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio employ more than 1,000 Texans; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, Gruma-Mission Foods made a $4 million |
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| 15 | 16 | | commitment to enable the establishment of the Mission Foods |
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| 16 | 17 | | Texas-Mexico Center at Southern Methodist University, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | Mr. González Moreno serves as chair of its executive advisory |
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| 18 | 19 | | board; the center furthers dialogue related to the economic, |
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| 19 | 20 | | political, and social ties between Mexico, Texas, and the United |
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| 20 | 21 | | States as a whole and promotes scholarly research on border issues, |
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| 21 | 22 | | energy, human capital and education, migration, and trade and |
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| 22 | 23 | | investment; moreover, its programs encourage the development of |
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| 23 | 24 | | sound public policy and greater cross-border integration and |
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| 24 | 25 | | cross-sector collaboration among academia, government, nonprofit |
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| 25 | 26 | | organizations, and business; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. González Moreno has also provided leadership in |
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| 27 | 28 | | the development of social programs that support Hispanic |
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| 28 | 29 | | communities in the United States; in 2017, he received the Good |
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| 29 | 30 | | Neighbor Award from the United States Chamber of Commerce in |
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| 30 | 31 | | recognition of his outstanding endeavors; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico |
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| 32 | 33 | | Center has advanced the study of a vital cross-border relationship, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and through his dedication to invigorating that relationship, Juan |
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| 34 | 35 | | González Moreno has helped build a bridge to a brighter future for |
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| 35 | 36 | | all; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby honor Juan Antonio González Moreno for his |
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| 38 | 39 | | contributions to the economic partnership between Texas and Mexico |
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| 39 | 40 | | and commend him for his work in behalf of the Mission Foods |
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| 40 | 41 | | Texas-Mexico Center at Southern Methodist University; 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 Mr. González Moreno as an expression of high regard by |
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| 44 | 45 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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