TITLE: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery.

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WHEREAS, The CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery is celebrating its 80th anniversary on April 15, 2015; and WHEREAS, Since its opening in 1935, the refinery has played a vital role in its community, where today it employs more than a thousand people and generates an annual average of $345 million in economic activity; and WHEREAS, CITGO has further benefited the city through its dedication to corporate philanthropy; over the past decade, the refinery and its employees have contributed more than $5.8 million in behalf of 37 local charities through donations to the United Way of the Coastal Bend, and in 2014, employees volunteered over 4,000 hours with community organizations; moreover, in 2012, CITGO launched the Hands for Hillcrest Grant Program, which supports initiatives that foster education, job skills, health care, and the environment in the Hillcrest community; and WHEREAS, Strongly committed to promoting educational opportunity in the region, the refinery has awarded more than 170 scholarships to area students through the Corpus Christi Caller-Times/CITGO South Texas Distinguished Scholars program, and it has collaborated in establishing the First in Family program, which presents scholarships to local students who are the first in their family to graduate from high school; in addition, the refinery partners with the Foy H. Moody High School Innovation Academy to encourage students to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math; and WHEREAS, Throughout the past eight decades, the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery has made a substantial contribution to the Texas economy while giving back to its community in myriad ways, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity to recognize the role it plays in advancing the prosperity of Corpus Christi and the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery and extend to all those associated with the refinery sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hunter Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1276 was adopted by the House on April 16, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House