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            H.R. No. 62
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                   WHEREAS, Christian Torres of Pharr received the 
         
            Entrepreneurship Award from the Governor's Committee on People with 
         
            Disabilities at its Lex Frieden Employment Awards ceremony on 
         
            October 26, 2023; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Each October, in conjunction with National 
         
            Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Governor's Committee 
         
            recognizes Texans who have dedicated themselves to empowering their 
         
            employees, co-workers, and fellow Texans with disabilities; the 
         
            awards program is named in tribute to disability rights expert Lex 
         
            Frieden, one of the chief architects of the Americans with 
         
            Disabilities Act; and
         
                   WHEREAS, The Entrepreneurship Award is presented to an 
         
            individual with a disability who has shown extraordinary ingenuity 
         
            and drive in establishing and sustaining a successful business that 
         
            creates jobs and accessible services for others; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mr. Torres is the owner and founder of Christian's 
         
            Cookie House, which provides stuffed cookies and other sweets to 
         
            Texans in the Rio Grande Valley; he is a member of numerous 
         
            community organizations, and he makes contributions to charitable 
         
            causes across the area; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Christian Torres has distinguished himself as an 
         
            inspiring example of the entrepreneurial spirit of the Lone Star 
         
            State, and he is richly deserving of this prestigious honor; now, 
         
            therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas 
         
            Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Christian 
         
            Torres on receiving the 2023 Entrepreneurship Award from the 
         
            Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Lex Frieden 
         
            Employment Awards program and extend to him sincere best wishes for 
         
            continued success; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for Mr. Torres as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
         
            House of Representatives.
         
            Guerra
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House     
         
                   I certify that H.R. No. 62 was adopted by the House on 
         
            December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Christian Torres of Pharr received the
	Entrepreneurship Award from the Governor's Committee on People with
	Disabilities at its Lex Frieden Employment Awards ceremony on
	October 26, 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Each October, in conjunction with National
	Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Governor's Committee
	recognizes Texans who have dedicated themselves to empowering their
	employees, co-workers, and fellow Texans with disabilities; the
	awards program is named in tribute to disability rights expert Lex
	Frieden, one of the chief architects of the Americans with
	Disabilities Act; and
	WHEREAS, The Entrepreneurship Award is presented to an
	individual with a disability who has shown extraordinary ingenuity
	and drive in establishing and sustaining a successful business that
	creates jobs and accessible services for others; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Torres is the owner and founder of Christian's
	Cookie House, which provides stuffed cookies and other sweets to
	Texans in the Rio Grande Valley; he is a member of numerous
	community organizations, and he makes contributions to charitable
	causes across the area; and
	WHEREAS, Christian Torres has distinguished himself as an
	inspiring example of the entrepreneurial spirit of the Lone Star
	State, and he is richly deserving of this prestigious honor; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Christian
	Torres on receiving the 2023 Entrepreneurship Award from the
	Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Lex Frieden
	Employment Awards program and extend to him sincere best wishes for
	continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Torres as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Guerra

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 62 was adopted by the House on
	December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House