H.R. No. 2095
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The eBridge Center for Business and
Commercialization is making important contributions to the
economic vitality of Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley; and
WHEREAS, One of the largest startup incubators and
entrepreneurial resource centers in the Rio Grande Valley, the
eBridge Center works to commercialize scalable businesses, create
local jobs, establish entrepreneurial equity, and develop an open
and inclusive ecosystem for all entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, The eBridge Center offers business incubation
programming from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, and it encompasses
a U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center, the Small Business
Development Center, the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center,
Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Veterans Business
Outreach Center, Nonprofit Resource Center, and the Blueprint Lab
Prototyping Space for research and development of emerging
industries; in addition, the eBridge Center has received a Soft
Landings designation from InBIA, and it is home to the StartUp Texas
Accelerator Program; and
WHEREAS, The establishment of the eBridge Center for Business
and Commercialization was made possible through a collaborative
partnership between the Brownsville Community Improvement
Corporation, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the City of
Brownsville, the United States Economic Development
Administration, the United States Small Business Administration,
and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council; and
WHEREAS, The eBridge Center for Business and
Commercialization has benefited the community by providing
essential support to area businesses and entrepreneurs, and the
organization is indeed deserving of special recognition for its
many achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the eBridge Center for Business and
Commercialization for its contributions to the Brownsville and Rio
Grande Valley communities and extend to all those associated with
the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the eBridge Center as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Gamez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2095 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House