Bill Text: TX HCR84 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Floydada as the Pumpkin Capital of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR84 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR84-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 84 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The people of the Lone Star State are proud of their | ||
| agricultural heritage, and for many years, the city of Floydada has | ||
| been associated with one crop in particular, the pumpkin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The history of the pumpkin in Floyd County can be | ||
| dated back to the 1540s and the time of the Spanish explorer | ||
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, whose starving expedition was fed | ||
| roasted pumpkins by native tribes who lived near Blanco Canyon; the | ||
| modern pumpkin industry in Texas began with Floyd County farmer | ||
| B. A. "Uncle Slim" Robertson, who began growing the squash on 10 | ||
| acres, selling produce by the side of the road; he later increased | ||
| his acreage and went on to ship truckloads of pumpkins far and wide; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In recent times, Floydada has carried on "Slim" | ||
| Robertson's legacy by making the pumpkin a mainstay of its economy | ||
| and culture, and Floydada pumpkins and squashes have become coveted | ||
| by consumers in Texas and beyond; the city produces between 15 and | ||
| 20 million pumpkins every year, ranging from the orange Jack | ||
| O'Lantern to pie pumpkins to white and red pumpkins to Atlantic | ||
| Giants, which can weigh several hundred pounds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The city has trademarked itself as the Pumpkin | ||
| Capital of the United States, and since 1987, the second Saturday of | ||
| every October has been celebrated in Floydada as Punkin Day, a | ||
| festival that features every pumpkin-related activity imaginable, | ||
| including pumpkin carving, pie baking, pumpkin bowling, and | ||
| guessing the weight of giant pumpkins; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Citizens of Floydada have long been proud of their | ||
| association with this festive and nutritious agricultural product, | ||
| which is both a significant source of revenue and an inspiration for | ||
| high-spirited fun; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Floydada as the Pumpkin Capital of Texas. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
