Bill Text: TX HCR27 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Spurger as the Knife Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR27-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 27 |
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WHEREAS, In recent years, the town of Spurger has become a | ||
state and national center for knives and knife enthusiasts thanks | ||
to the efforts of a local company, Texas Knives and Collectibles; | ||
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WHEREAS, Founded by Spurger businessman Marvin Mott, TKC has | ||
grown since the 1990s into one of the state and nation's largest | ||
retailers of knives from the W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company of | ||
Bradford, Pennsylvania, and other well-known knife manufacturers, | ||
earning the coveted Master Dealer designation from Case; and | ||
WHEREAS, The store's extensive inventory includes such | ||
collectible special edition knives as the Texas Ranger Company "A" | ||
knife and the Spurger School Brick Trapper, which features a handle | ||
made from the bricks of the historic Spurger High School; and | ||
WHEREAS, This unique enterprise has also become a destination | ||
for visitors to Spurger from across the state and nation by staging | ||
the annual Case Historian and Ambassador Tour, which includes knife | ||
exhibits, a fast-draw competition, and an Old West Show performed | ||
by living history reenactors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Handsome, handcrafted knives have played an | ||
important role in the history and culture of the Lone Star State, | ||
and by celebrating this proud heritage, Texas Knives and | ||
Collectibles and the community of Spurger are helping to preserve | ||
and promote a notable Texas legacy; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate Spurger as the official Knife Capital of Texas; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
until the 10th anniversary of its designation. | ||
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______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 27 was adopted by the House on May | ||
4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 27 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |