Bill Text: TX HCR96 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Cavender family on its receipt of the 2023 Star of Texas Award from the Texas Historical Foundation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-05 - Signed by the Governor [HCR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR96-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 96 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Historical Foundation has presented its | ||
| 2023 Star of Texas Award to the Cavender family, the founders of the | ||
| iconic Western wear company Cavender's; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Historical Foundation confers | ||
| this accolade to recognize individuals or businesses that have made | ||
| an important contribution to preserving and promoting Texas | ||
| culture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cavender's was founded in Pittsburg in 1965 by James | ||
| and Pat Cavender, who decided to try selling clothing after | ||
| dabbling in several other ventures; when the three styles of Tony | ||
| Lama boots they stocked sold well, Mr. Cavender ordered more; in | ||
| the 1970s, he bought and resold an entire cattle trailer load of | ||
| boots from a manufacturer that was going out of business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the Urban Cowboy craze of the 1980s, | ||
| Cavender's flourished, and after that era died down, the store | ||
| still continued to thrive; the company formed a strategic alliance | ||
| with a promising country singer, George Strait, who would go on to | ||
| superstardom; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cavender's has been named the nation's top retailer | ||
| for many prominent manufacturers, among them Lucchese, Justin, Tony | ||
| Lama, and Wrangler; along the way, it has strived to maintain its | ||
| reputation for friendly customer service, as well as connections to | ||
| its roots; stores display Cavender family photos, including old | ||
| black-and-white pictures of grandparents on their ranches in | ||
| Albany, Texas, and Idabel, Oklahoma; in 2019, the Cavender family | ||
| was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Cavender's has more than 90 stores across the | ||
| South and Southwest; operations are run by the sons of James and | ||
| Pat, brothers Joe, Mike, and Clay Cavender; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While providing customers with traditional Western | ||
| wear, the Cavender family has worked to preserve an important | ||
| legacy, and the longevity of its business is a tribute to | ||
| generations of careful stewardship; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate the Cavender family on its receipt of the 2023 | ||
| Star of Texas Award from the Texas Historical Foundation and extend | ||
| to all those associated with Cavender's sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success in the years to come; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Cavender family as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Hefner | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 96 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 96 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| April 17, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
