Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 249
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Members of the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce
6	6	are gathering in Austin on February 15, 2023, to celebrate East End
7	7	Day at the State Capitol; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Predating the founding of the city of Houston, the
9	9	East End can trace its origins to the 1820s, when New York
10	10	entrepreneur John Richardson Harris established Harrisburg at the
11	11	intersection of Brays and Buffalo Bayous; after briefly serving as
12	12	the capital of the Republic of Texas, the town was annexed by
13	13	Houston in 1926; today, the East End encompasses more than 234,000
14	14	people and 7,700 businesses, and it remains a location of great
15	15	importance as the proud home of the Port of Houston, one of the
16	16	nation's foremost ports for international trade and one of the
17	17	largest port facilities in the world; and
18	18	WHEREAS, The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce was founded
19	19	in 1991 to ensure the economic prosperity of the area; guided by
20	20	this central goal, the chamber hosts a wide range of programs and
21	21	events that encourage new commercial ventures and support existing
22	22	businesses, and in recent years, it has provided webinars and other
23	23	resources to help business leaders meet the challenges of the
24	24	COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, the group created the Strategic Vision
25	25	for the East End in 2006, and the chamber and its partners have
26	26	since made outstanding progress, establishing an Economic
27	27	Development Division in 2009 and the East End Street Fest in 2013;
28	28	the East End serves as the commercial center of the city and the hub
29	29	of its transportation systems, and an investment exceeding half a
30	30	billion dollars is bringing light rail through the heart of the
31	31	district as well as street beautification projects; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Dedicated to equipping the next generation with the
33	33	knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, the chamber foundation
34	34	has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships over the past 16
35	35	years; in addition, the chamber started an Education Symposium and
36	36	helped organize Port of Houston Maritime Academies at Stephen
37	37	F. Austin and Jack Yates High Schools as well as a National
38	38	Engineering Academy at Chávez High School; and
39	39	WHEREAS, The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce has
40	40	remained steadfast in its mission to promote economic vitality by
41	41	establishing strong connections throughout the community, and it is
42	42	a pleasure to recognize the organization for its myriad
43	43	contributions to the East End; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby recognize February 15, 2023, as Houston East End
46	46	Chamber of Commerce East End Day at the State Capitol and extend a
47	47	warm welcome to the visiting delegation.
48	48	Morales of Harris
49	49	______________________________
50	50	Speaker of the House
51	51	I certify that H.R. No. 249 was adopted by the House on March
52	52	8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
53	53	voting.
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Chief Clerk of the House