HR31 - Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Houston East End Chamber of Commerce East End Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 31       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Members of the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce   are gathering in Austin on February 4, 2025, to celebrate East End   Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, Predating the founding of the city of Houston, the   East End can trace its origins to the 1820s, when New York   entrepreneur John Richardson Harris established Harrisburg at the   intersection of Brays and Buffalo Bayous; after briefly serving as   the capital of the Republic of Texas, the town was annexed by   Houston in 1926; today, the East End encompasses more than 234,000   people and 7,700 businesses, and it remains a location of great   importance as the proud home of the Port of Houston, one of the   nation's foremost ports for international trade and one of the   largest port facilities in the world; and          WHEREAS, The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce was founded   in 1991 to ensure the economic prosperity of the area; guided by   this central goal, the chamber hosts a wide range of programs and   events that encourage new commercial ventures and support existing   businesses; moreover, the group created the Strategic Vision for   the East End in 2006, and the chamber and its partners have since   made outstanding progress, establishing an Economic Development   Division in 2009 and the East End Street Fest in 2013; the East End   serves as the commercial center of the city and the hub of its   transportation systems, and an investment exceeding half a billion   dollars has brought light rail and bus lines through the heart of   the district as well as street beautification projects; and          WHEREAS, Dedicated to equipping the next generation with the   knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, the chamber foundation   has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to area students; in   addition, the chamber started an Education Symposium and helped   organize Port of Houston Maritime Academies at Stephen F. Austin   and Jack Yates High Schools as well as a National Engineering   Academy at Chávez High School; and          WHEREAS, The Houston East End Chamber of Commerce has   remained steadfast in its mission to promote economic vitality by   establishing strong connections throughout the community, and it is   a pleasure to recognize the organization for its myriad   contributions to the East End; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as Houston East End   Chamber of Commerce East End Day at the State Capitol and extend a   warm welcome to the visiting delegation.     Morales of Harris   Perez of Harris   Jones of Harris   Walle     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 31 was adopted by the House on February   4, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House