HR544 - Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Texas Small Business Development Center Day.

      H.R. No. 544       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Small Business Development   Center Network are celebrating Texas Small Business Development   Center Day on March 19, 2025; and          WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network is part of America's SBDC, a   national program established by the Small Business Development   Center Act of 1979, which was first introduced in the U.S. Senate in   March 1977 before its passage two years later; since its inception,   America's SBDC has grown to include approximately 1,000 service   centers and more than 5,000 professional business advisors who   provide personalized and confidential assistance to small business   owners; today, the Texas SBDC encompasses four lead offices at   universities and colleges across the state and over 40 field and   specialty centers in urban and rural areas; and          WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the Texas SBDC has   provided business consulting at no cost to clients and has offered   affordable training to guide small businesses through every stage   of development; in 2024, the organization helped businesses access   over $421 million in financing; moreover, it is estimated that the   network's efforts in the past year saved or created more than 33,000   jobs, and companies affiliated with the organization generated   approximately $703 million in new sales and over $81 million in tax   revenue; and          WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network has contributed immeasurably   to the success of numerous new and existing companies, and in so   doing, it has greatly enhanced the economic prosperity of the Lone   Star State; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize March 19, 2025, as Texas Small   Business Development Center Day and extend to all those associated   with the Texas Small Business Development Center Network sincere   best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable celebration; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the Texas SBDC Network as an expression of high regard   by the Texas House of Representatives.     Button     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. 544 was adopted by the House on March   19, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House