Bill Text: TX HR23 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Shanon Biggerstaff on her retirement as president of the Ozona Chamber of Commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-02 - Reported enrolled [HR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR23-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 23 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Shanon Biggerstaff retired as president of the Ozona | ||
| Chamber of Commerce in 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Biggerstaff brought a wealth of knowledge and | ||
| expertise to the helm of the Ozona organization, having previously | ||
| spent a decade with the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce as its tour | ||
| and convention coordinator; she was a strong advocate for small | ||
| businesses over the course of her 20-plus-year tenure in Ozona, | ||
| coordinating with county, state, and federal agencies to provide | ||
| programs and workshops to grow the area economy and workforce; | ||
| moreover, the chamber experienced a significant rise in membership | ||
| under her leadership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among her many accomplishments as president of the | ||
| Ozona chamber, Ms. Biggerstaff played a vital role in the | ||
| construction of a new visitor center, helping secure more than | ||
| $1 million in grant money for the facility; further, she oversaw | ||
| the completion of a beautification streetscape project at | ||
| Interstate 10 and State Highway 163, and she promoted the | ||
| development and opening of the Crockett County Interpretive Trail | ||
| and the Escondido Draw Recreational Area, also located in Crockett | ||
| County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Earlier in her career, Ms. Biggerstaff served as | ||
| marketing director for the San Angelo Sheraton Hotel; additionally, | ||
| she worked in the marketing divisions of stores in San Angelo and | ||
| San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Shanon Biggerstaff has made a lasting, positive | ||
| difference in Ozona and the surrounding region through her | ||
| exemplary service in behalf of her fellow citizens, and she may | ||
| indeed reflect with pride on her myriad achievements as she embarks | ||
| on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Shanon | ||
| Biggerstaff on her retirement as president of the Ozona Chamber of | ||
| Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Biggerstaff as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 23 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
