Bill Text: TX HCR122 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating the Texas Gulf shrimp as the Official State Crustacean of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Signed by the Governor [HCR122 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR122-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 122 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Americans love to eat the humble but tasty shrimp, | ||
| and the shrimp caught off the Gulf Coast of Texas is among the most | ||
| coveted of the varieties enjoyed by diners across the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Approximately 90 percent of the shrimp consumed by | ||
| Americans is imported from foreign tank farms, which makes Gulf | ||
| shrimp a special treat; these low-calorie sources of protein can be | ||
| served in many ways, either boiled, deep-fried, grilled, or | ||
| pan-fried, and they are an excellent source of selenium, iron, | ||
| zinc, and vitamins D and B12, as well as omega-3 fats; the average | ||
| American eats more than four pounds of shrimp each year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More than 80 percent of the shrimp harvested in the | ||
| United States comes from the Gulf of Mexico, and Texas ranks as one | ||
| of the leading producers of wild-caught shrimp, shipping large | ||
| quantities of this healthy and sustainable food to restaurants and | ||
| grocery stores nationwide; the Texas seafood industry generates | ||
| more than $850 million in sales each year and accounts for over | ||
| 14,000 jobs, and Gulf shrimping has become a way of life for many | ||
| families in such communities as Port Arthur, Galveston, Palacios, | ||
| and Port Isabel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Like barbecue and Tex-Mex, the shrimp caught off the | ||
| Gulf Coast of Texas has become one of the signature foods of Lone | ||
| Star cuisine and an essential part of the economy and the cultural | ||
| heritage of our state; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the Texas Gulf shrimp as the Official State | ||
| Crustacean of Texas. | ||
| Faircloth | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 122 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 4, 4 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 122 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
