Bill Text: TX SR270 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2019, as Greater Houston Black Chamber Legislative Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-26 - Reported enrolled [SR270 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR270-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Greater Houston Black Chamber are | ||
| gathering in Austin on February 26, 2019, for their legislative | ||
| day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the oldest black chambers of commerce in | ||
| the nation, the organization was founded by a group of prominent | ||
| community leaders as the Houston Negro Chamber of Commerce in | ||
| September 1935 to support, empower, and advocate for African | ||
| American businesses in the city; the chamber established itself | ||
| as a catalyst for positive change through its efforts to promote | ||
| the economic mobility and overall welfare of Houston residents | ||
| and through its involvement in such issues as fairer housing and | ||
| employment practices; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the Greater Houston Black Chamber is the | ||
| premier organization for business development and partnership | ||
| opportunities in the local African American community, which | ||
| constitutes approximately 25 percent of the city's population; | ||
| the chamber supports African American small businesses in | ||
| obtaining education and certification as well as in accessing | ||
| contracting opportunities and capital, and it helps its partners | ||
| and members identify and connect with other minority-owned | ||
| businesses; the chamber currently maintains alliances with a | ||
| host of major corporations, universities, and organizations in | ||
| order to offer the best possible services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, the Greater Houston | ||
| Black Chamber has provided a forum for African American-owned | ||
| businesses to grow and thrive, and its members may take pride in | ||
| the proud tradition of excellence they have built; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as Greater Houston | ||
| Black Chamber Legislative Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm | ||
| welcome to the visiting delegation; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the chamber as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 26, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
