Bill Text: TX HCR140 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Recognizing 2020 as "The Year to Embrace the Gulf."
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-07 - Signed by the Governor [HCR140 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR140-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Recognizing 2020 as "The Year to Embrace the Gulf."
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-07 - Signed by the Governor [HCR140 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR140-Comm_Sub.html
By: Herrero (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) | H.C.R. No. 140 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2019; | ||
May 13, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Water & | ||
Rural Affairs; May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following | ||
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.) | ||
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WHEREAS, The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin bounded on the | ||
north, northeast, and northwest by the United States, on the south | ||
and southwest by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba; and | ||
WHEREAS, Forming a vibrant region, the five Gulf states, | ||
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, contribute | ||
immeasurably to the nation's economy, security, energy, | ||
environment, culture, beauty, diversity, and resilience; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Gulf of Mexico's watershed covers more than half | ||
of the continental United States; all the rivers in Texas drain into | ||
the gulf, which sustains diverse flora and fauna, providing food, | ||
shelter, and habitat to marine and estuarine organisms, shorebirds, | ||
waterfowl, and other wildlife; and | ||
WHEREAS, While supporting the nation's seafood industry, the | ||
gulf also draws people from across the country and around the world | ||
for recreational fishing and all manner of water sports; tourism | ||
generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Gulf region plays a vital role in our nation's | ||
defense and aerospace exploration; moreover, it is crucial to oil, | ||
gas, and energy production, as well as import and export trade; if | ||
it were a country, the region's economy would rank among the globe's | ||
top 10; and | ||
WHEREAS, With its combination of commercial activity and | ||
natural beauty, the gulf draws a large population to its thousands | ||
of miles of shoreline; one of the most culturally diverse regions in | ||
the nation, it is home to millions of residents who trace their | ||
heritage to different continents and embrace the variety of | ||
traditions that converge in this unique place; and | ||
WHEREAS, The continued dynamism of the Gulf of Mexico is a | ||
matter of tremendous import to the entire nation, and by increasing | ||
awareness of the region's myriad treasures and limitless value, we | ||
help to ensure a sustainable future; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize 2020 as "The Year to Embrace the Gulf" and | ||
encourage all Texans to join in the observance; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official | ||
copies of this resolution to the Capitol press corps. | ||
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