TITLE: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Dallas Regional Chamber Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Dallas Regional Chamber Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Dallas Regional Chamber are gathering in Austin on February 22, 2023, to celebrate Dallas Regional Chamber Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, With a staff of 55 dedicated professionals and more than 700 member companies, the Dallas Regional Chamber helps to strengthen the local business community by advocating for pro-growth public policies, working to improve the education system, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; moreover, the chamber has spearheaded a number of community initiatives, such as the Take Care of Business campaign, which led to more than 660,000 additional COVID-19 vaccinations in the Dallas area; and WHEREAS, In 2022, the Dallas Regional Chamber was recognized as a national Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives; this prestigious accolade honors chambers that have demonstrated superior organizational strength and that have advanced economic prosperity, public education, and quality of life in their communities; and WHEREAS, The Dallas Regional Chamber has played an integral role in the growth and vitality of the Dallas area and beyond, and all those associated with the organization are deserving of recognition for their dedicated efforts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Dallas Regional Chamber Day at the State Capitol and congratulate the organization on its selection as a 2022 Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Bowers Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 241 was adopted by the House on February 22, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House