TITLE: Congratulating Sam L. Susser on being named BorderFest's 2013 Border Texan of the Year.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Sam L. Susser on being named BorderFest's 2013 Border Texan of the Year.

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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to recognize Sam L. Susser, who has been named BorderFest's Border Texan of the Year for 2013; and WHEREAS, Mr. Susser is president and chief executive officer of Susser Holdings Corporation and chair and chief executive officer of Susser Petroleum Partners Limited Partnership; and WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Susser worked with Salomon Brothers in New York and Dallas before founding the Southguard Corporation, now Susser Holdings, in 1988; the company operates more than 550 Stripes convenience stores; and WHEREAS, Susser Petroleum Partners distributes over 1.4 billion gallons of fuel each year across its network; the company employs approximately 8,400 workers and brings in $5.7 billion in revenue; and WHEREAS, A 2009 inductee into the Texas Business Hall of Fame, Mr. Susser is active in numerous community organizations, including the advisory boards of the McCombs School of Business and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin; he has also served on the boards of the Quinn Driscoll Foundation, the Texas State Aquarium, and the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation; he is truly deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend Sam L. Susser on his many exemplary achievements and extend to him congratulations on being named BorderFest's Border Texan of the Year for 2013; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Susser as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Munoz, Jr. Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 629 was adopted by the House on February 26, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House