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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas |
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| 8 | 9 | | are gathering in Austin on March 12, 2025, to celebrate Wholesale |
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| 9 | 10 | | Beer Distributors of Texas Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Formed in 1939, the association held its first |
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| 11 | 12 | | meeting in Galveston one year later; members appreciated that they |
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| 12 | 13 | | shared many mutual concerns, and they committed to working together |
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| 13 | 14 | | for the benefit of the industry as a whole; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Membership in WBDT today includes the majority of |
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| 15 | 16 | | the state's family-owned licensed beer distributorships; the |
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| 16 | 17 | | organization advocates for businesses and also focuses on consumer |
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| 17 | 18 | | protection, product integrity, and the availability of choices in |
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| 18 | 19 | | the marketplace; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Since the early days of the association, members |
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| 20 | 21 | | have encouraged each other to engage in civic life for the |
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| 21 | 22 | | betterment of their communities; notable activities have ranged |
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| 22 | 23 | | from establishing one of the state's first anti-litter programs to |
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| 23 | 24 | | sponsoring Little League teams, supporting the arts, and promoting |
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| 24 | 25 | | local chambers of commerce; in recent years, WBDT members have |
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| 25 | 26 | | joined the state's campaign to prevent human trafficking, training |
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| 26 | 27 | | employees in ways to identify and report suspected instances of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | crime; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas has |
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| 29 | 30 | | diligently served its members for more than eight and a half |
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| 30 | 31 | | decades, and its efforts have allowed these companies to make an |
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| 31 | 32 | | even greater contribution to the continued prosperity of the Lone |
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| 32 | 33 | | Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 12, 2025, as Wholesale Beer |
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| 35 | 36 | | Distributors of Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm |
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| 36 | 37 | | welcome to the visiting members of the association. |
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