| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 46 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gina M. Spagnola has been elected to the Texas |
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| 6 | 6 | | Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors for the 2023 |
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| 7 | 7 | | fiscal year; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1906, the Texas Chamber of Commerce |
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| 9 | 9 | | Executives provides professional education, resources, and |
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| 10 | 10 | | networking opportunities to 230 local and regional chambers of |
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| 11 | 11 | | commerce across the state; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, For two decades, Gina Spagnola has served as |
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| 13 | 13 | | president and chief executive officer of the Galveston Regional |
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| 14 | 14 | | Chamber of Commerce, where she played an instrumental role in |
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| 15 | 15 | | establishing the Galveston Women's Conference; she additionally |
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| 16 | 16 | | created the chamber's education committee, which introduced the |
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| 17 | 17 | | nationally recognized youth entrepreneurship program Lemonade Day |
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| 18 | 18 | | to Galveston County; under her leadership, the chamber received a |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2013 Grand Award for Communication Excellence and a 2013 Award of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Excellence for Advertising and Marketing Campaign from the American |
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| 21 | 21 | | Chamber of Commerce Executives; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Spagnola serves on a |
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| 23 | 23 | | number of boards and committees, and she is a member of the United |
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| 24 | 24 | | States Chamber of Commerce National Business Recovery Corps; she is |
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| 25 | 25 | | also a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for |
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| 26 | 26 | | Organization Management; her accolades include the Paul Harris |
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| 27 | 27 | | Fellow distinguished award from Rotary International, the National |
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| 28 | 28 | | City Director of the Year Award from the National Lemonade Day |
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| 29 | 29 | | Conference, and the Christie Mitchell Beachcomber Award, which |
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| 30 | 30 | | honors individuals for outstanding efforts in promoting Galveston |
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| 31 | 31 | | Island; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Through her vision, leadership, and commitment to |
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| 33 | 33 | | excellence, Gina Spagnola has earned the lasting respect and |
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| 34 | 34 | | admiration of her colleagues and fellow citizens, and her |
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| 35 | 35 | | experience and expertise are sure to serve her well as she takes on |
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| 36 | 36 | | this new role; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Gina M. Spagnola on her election to |
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| 39 | 39 | | the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Board and extend to her |
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| 40 | 40 | | sincere best wishes for a successful and productive tenure; and, be |
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| 41 | 41 | | it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Ms. Spagnola as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Leo-Wilson |
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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. 46 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 49 | 49 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 50 | 50 | | voting. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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