Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 1016
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Legacy Community Development Corporation of Port
6	6	Arthur has made a positive difference in the lives of countless
7	7	Southeast Texas residents; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A nonprofit organization, Legacy CDC develops
9	9	affordable housing and provides financial counseling to assist
10	10	low- to moderate-income families; it partners with many other
11	11	organizations to increase housing stability throughout Jefferson,
12	12	Hardin, and Orange Counties by offering housing opportunities,
13	13	education, supportive services, and referrals; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Legacy CDC was originally established by a
15	15	faith-based group as the Tender Loving Care Center for Children, an
16	16	initiative dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of youth
17	17	from low-income families; recognizing that its mission depended
18	18	heavily on secure housing for clients, it expanded its endeavors as
19	19	Legacy CDC in 2006; three years later, it was certified as a
20	20	Community Housing Development Organization by the City of Orange
21	21	and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;
22	22	subsequently, it received CHDO certification from the Cities of
23	23	Beaumont and Port Arthur as well; and
24	24	WHEREAS, While working as a CHDO for the City of Orange,
25	25	Legacy purchased and rehabilitated a single-family home that was
26	26	then sold to a low- to moderate-income family; the organization
27	27	went on to develop an 80-unit family complex in Vidor, which is now
28	28	fully occupied; in Beaumont, it has acquired and renovated some 20
29	29	units and directed reconstruction of a number of others, and it
30	30	manages 20 scattered site rental units; Legacy is overseeing a
31	31	downtown revitalization program in Port Arthur, where it has built
32	32	two single-family units and has 29 underway; moreover, it has
33	33	acquired about 10 foreclosure units in recent years; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Legacy sponsors a homeownership education program
35	35	that encompasses credit counseling, financial education, and
36	36	homebuyer certification; more than 1,000 families have completed
37	37	the certification course; other initiatives include disaster
38	38	recovery services, emergency rental assistance, and credit repair;
39	39	it delivers services in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Filipino, as well
40	40	as English; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Stable housing is essential to the welfare and
42	42	security of every individual, and by helping residents of Southeast
43	43	Texas attain this goal, Legacy CDC is empowering families and
44	44	strengthening their communities; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby honor Legacy Community Development Corporation
47	47	for its contributions to Southeast Texas and extend to all those
48	48	associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the
49	49	future; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
52	52	Texas House of Representatives.
53	53	Manuel
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55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 1016 was adopted by the House on April
57	57	20, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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59	59	Chief Clerk of the House