| 1 | 1 | | 88R23162 KSM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Middleton S.R. No. 472 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, BIZPAC.us, an association of business owners and |
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| 7 | 7 | | executives working together for business-friendly legislative |
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| 8 | 8 | | policy, has made important contributions to the state's economic |
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| 9 | 9 | | vitality; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 2019, BIZPAC.us benefits from the able |
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| 11 | 11 | | leadership of its founder, Joseph L. Trahan, who serves as |
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| 12 | 12 | | executive chairman; the organization's members represent the full |
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| 13 | 13 | | spectrum of Texas business and industry, including patent holders, |
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| 14 | 14 | | innovators, scientific and medical professionals, and other |
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| 15 | 15 | | leading performers in their fields who are often called upon by |
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| 16 | 16 | | legislators as experts in their industries, market sectors, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | regions; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, BIZPAC.us holds monthly meetings with elected and |
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| 19 | 19 | | appointed officials to promote business-friendly policies; in |
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| 20 | 20 | | addition, the organization researches candidates and publishes a |
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| 21 | 21 | | report to better inform voters, and it encourages its members to |
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| 22 | 22 | | serve their communities and state as elected officials; BIZPAC.us |
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| 23 | 23 | | also hosts a weekly public service radio program on KSEV in Houston |
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| 24 | 24 | | to educate listeners about its initiatives and to reach small |
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| 25 | 25 | | business owners who are in need of resources and information; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The BIZPAC Center for Business Excellence is a |
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| 27 | 27 | | unique program that spurs business growth by pairing the next |
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| 28 | 28 | | generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with experienced |
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| 29 | 29 | | mentors; moreover, it has developed investment funds that provide |
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| 30 | 30 | | growth capital to Texas companies, and it has organized a network of |
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| 31 | 31 | | Texas-based professional service firms; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Providing a unified voice for like-minded business |
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| 33 | 33 | | owners, BIZPAC.us advocates for effective public policy to sustain |
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| 34 | 34 | | a robust economy, and in so doing, it is helping to maintain and |
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| 35 | 35 | | advance the economic prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 38 | 38 | | hereby recognize Joseph L. Trahan and BIZPAC.us for their |
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| 39 | 39 | | contributions and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 40 | 40 | | organization sincere best wishes for continued success; 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 Joseph L. Trahan and BIZPAC.us as an expression of high |
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| 44 | 44 | | regard by the Texas Senate. |
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