Bill Text: TX HCR83 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Floresville as the official Peanut Capital of Texas.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Signed by the Governor [HCR83 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR83-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 83 | ||
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| WHEREAS, More than a century ago, peanut farming became | ||
| integral to the economy of Floresville, and the city's residents | ||
| have long embraced the area's most famous cash crop as an indelible | ||
| part of the community's culture and heritage; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated 30 miles southeast of San Antonio, | ||
| Floresville was founded in 1867, and it became the seat of Wilson | ||
| County in 1873; agriculture was the backbone of the local economy | ||
| from the outset, and beginning in the 1910s, cotton and livestock | ||
| gave way to an important new crop: peanuts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pioneering growers such as Joe T. Sheehy realized | ||
| that peanuts were well-suited to the sandy soil of the region, and | ||
| the legume quickly became the area's main agricultural commodity; | ||
| by the 1930s, more than 150 farmers in the county were involved in | ||
| the business, leading residents to informally refer to Floresville | ||
| as the state's "peanut capital"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, To celebrate the importance of the crop, the | ||
| inaugural Floresville Peanut Festival was staged in 1938, and more | ||
| than eight decades later, it remains the city's signature event; | ||
| over 10,000 people attend the celebration each October, enjoying | ||
| parades, pageants, the Goober Games, and myriad other activities; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Floresville's strong historical and commercial | ||
| association with the peanut has been a source of great pride for | ||
| generations of area residents, and it is indeed deserving of | ||
| special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Floresville as the official Peanut 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 the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 83 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 83 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
