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      H.R. No. 949       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Prison Entrepreneurship Program Day at the State   Capitol is taking place on April 29, 2025; and          WHEREAS, Established in 2004, the Prison Entrepreneurship   Program is a nonprofit organization that aims to transform the   lives of its participants through completion of a character   development program and an entrepreneurship boot camp; in the   course of the program, participants take part in a business plan   competition and complete numerous classes; upon graduation, they   are honored in a formal ceremony and awarded a Certificate in   Entrepreneurship from the Baylor University Hankamer School of   Business; and          WHEREAS, After being released from prison, PEP graduates have   experienced high rates of employment and low rates of recidivism,   and they continue to benefit from PEP resources such as eSchool   classes, the Communitas Business Centers, and family reunification   initiatives; to date, nearly 10,000 incarcerated individuals have   participated in PEP, and over 4,000 certificates have been awarded;   those who have completed the program have established more than 700   businesses, including several that generate over $5 million in   gross annual revenue; and          WHEREAS, Among its many accolades, PEP has earned the Texas   Governor's Award for Criminal Justice Volunteer Service, and it was   named a Rising Star in the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social   Capitalist Awards; and          WHEREAS, For more than two decades, the Prison   Entrepreneurship Program has excelled in its mission of helping   former inmates to become productive citizens, and numerous   individuals and communities have benefited from its successful   efforts; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize April 29, 2025, as Prison   Entrepreneurship Program Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm   welcome to the visiting delegation.     Cain     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 949 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House