2 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 9 | | recognize the Burleson County Chamber of Commerce, which is |
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4 | 10 | | celebrating its 100th anniversary on April 3, 2025, with a |
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5 | 11 | | special event held in Caldwell; and |
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6 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Local leaders in the business, farming, and |
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7 | 13 | | banking industries organized the Burleson County Chamber of |
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8 | 14 | | Commerce in 1925 to promote civic improvement and economic |
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9 | 15 | | prosperity in the area; in 1935, the chamber changed its name to |
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10 | 16 | | the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce, and a 1937 newspaper article |
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11 | 17 | | reported that all but two area businesses had joined the thriving |
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12 | 18 | | organization; and |
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13 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, the chamber has supported a |
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14 | 20 | | wide range of civic and infrastructure development projects to |
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15 | 21 | | address the evolving needs of area businesses, farms, and |
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16 | 22 | | industries and to improve the quality of life for county |
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17 | 23 | | residents; its many accomplishments include organizing the |
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18 | 24 | | Burleson County Industrial Foundation and establishing the |
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19 | 25 | | Kolache Festival, a cultural celebration that has grown to become |
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20 | 26 | | one of the county's major annual events; and |
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21 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The Burleson County Chamber of Commerce readopted |
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22 | 28 | | its original name in June of 1998, when the Caldwell and |
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23 | 29 | | Somerville Chambers of Commerce merged to reestablish a |
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24 | 30 | | countywide chamber of commerce that would serve the needs of |
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25 | 31 | | communities throughout all of Burleson County; the chamber has |
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26 | 32 | | continued to work to improve the lives and livelihoods of the |
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27 | 33 | | county's residents and to promote a robust and thriving business |
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28 | 34 | | community, and it is indeed fitting that the chamber's members |
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29 | 35 | | celebrate its century of contributions to Burleson County; now, |
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30 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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31 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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32 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Burleson County |
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33 | 39 | | Chamber of Commerce for their outstanding efforts on behalf of |
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34 | 40 | | the people of Burleson County and extend best wishes to all for a |
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35 | 41 | | memorable 100th anniversary celebration; and, be it further |
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36 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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37 | 43 | | the chamber as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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