| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2095 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The eBridge Center for Business and |
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| 6 | 6 | | Commercialization is making important contributions to the |
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| 7 | 7 | | economic vitality of Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, One of the largest startup incubators and |
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| 9 | 9 | | entrepreneurial resource centers in the Rio Grande Valley, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | eBridge Center works to commercialize scalable businesses, create |
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| 11 | 11 | | local jobs, establish entrepreneurial equity, and develop an open |
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| 12 | 12 | | and inclusive ecosystem for all entrepreneurs; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The eBridge Center offers business incubation |
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| 14 | 14 | | programming from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
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| 15 | 15 | | Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, and it encompasses |
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| 16 | 16 | | a U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center, the Small Business |
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| 17 | 17 | | Development Center, the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Veterans Business |
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| 19 | 19 | | Outreach Center, Nonprofit Resource Center, and the Blueprint Lab |
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| 20 | 20 | | Prototyping Space for research and development of emerging |
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| 21 | 21 | | industries; in addition, the eBridge Center has received a Soft |
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| 22 | 22 | | Landings designation from InBIA, and it is home to the StartUp Texas |
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| 23 | 23 | | Accelerator Program; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The establishment of the eBridge Center for Business |
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| 25 | 25 | | and Commercialization was made possible through a collaborative |
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| 26 | 26 | | partnership between the Brownsville Community Improvement |
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| 27 | 27 | | Corporation, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the City of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Brownsville, the United States Economic Development |
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| 29 | 29 | | Administration, the United States Small Business Administration, |
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| 30 | 30 | | and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The eBridge Center for Business and |
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| 32 | 32 | | Commercialization has benefited the community by providing |
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| 33 | 33 | | essential support to area businesses and entrepreneurs, and the |
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| 34 | 34 | | organization is indeed deserving of special recognition for its |
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| 35 | 35 | | many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby recognize the eBridge Center for Business and |
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| 38 | 38 | | Commercialization for its contributions to the Brownsville and Rio |
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| 39 | 39 | | Grande Valley communities and extend to all those associated with |
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| 40 | 40 | | the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the eBridge Center as an expression of high regard by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Gamez |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2095 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 49 | 49 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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