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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The eBridge Center for Business and |
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Commercialization is making important contributions to the |
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economic vitality of Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the largest startup incubators and |
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entrepreneurial resource centers in the Rio Grande Valley, the |
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eBridge Center works to commercialize scalable businesses, create |
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local jobs, establish entrepreneurial equity, and develop an open |
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and inclusive ecosystem for all entrepreneurs; and |
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WHEREAS, The eBridge Center offers business incubation |
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programming from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
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Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, and it encompasses |
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a U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center, the Small Business |
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Development Center, the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, |
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Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Veterans Business |
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Outreach Center, Nonprofit Resource Center, and the Blueprint Lab |
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Prototyping Space for research and development of emerging |
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industries; in addition, the eBridge Center has received a Soft |
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Landings designation from InBIA, and it is home to the StartUp Texas |
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Accelerator Program; and |
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WHEREAS, The establishment of the eBridge Center for Business |
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and Commercialization was made possible through a collaborative |
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partnership between the Brownsville Community Improvement |
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Corporation, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the City of |
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Brownsville, the United States Economic Development |
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Administration, the United States Small Business Administration, |
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and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council; and |
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WHEREAS, The eBridge Center for Business and |
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Commercialization has benefited the community by providing |
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essential support to area businesses and entrepreneurs, and the |
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organization is indeed deserving of special recognition for its |
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many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the eBridge Center for Business and |
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Commercialization for its contributions to the Brownsville and Rio |
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Grande Valley communities and extend to all those associated with |
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the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the eBridge Center as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |