Bill Text: TX HR1140 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Menard County Soil and Water Conservation District on its 75th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-24 - Reported enrolled [HR1140 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1140-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1140 |
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WHEREAS, The Menard County Soil and Water Conservation | ||
District is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding in | ||
2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1943, landowners in Menard County petitioned the | ||
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to create a local | ||
conservation district; on March 15, 1944, Menard County Soil and | ||
Water Conservation District No. 215 was formally organized under | ||
the leadership of its inaugural board members H. H. Mears, John | ||
M. Treadwell, Roy Benson, Max Ficker Jr., and O. C. Jones; in its | ||
early years, the agency teamed up with local farmers, ranchers, and | ||
various organizations in the community to establish a strong | ||
foundation of preservationist practices, including brush | ||
management, terracing, pitting, and irrigation development; and | ||
WHEREAS, The district has worked to protect the region's | ||
natural resources, improving soil health and productivity and thus | ||
increasing soil water retention; today, Menard County SWCD benefits | ||
from the dedicated efforts of its staff and board of directors, | ||
including Billy Kniffen, Jerry Kidd, Benny Kothmann, | ||
J. W. Jennings, and Gary C. Treadwell; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Menard County Soil and Water Conservation | ||
District has made a lasting and positive difference in area | ||
agriculture by fostering more effective stewardship of the land, | ||
and it is truly deserving of recognition at this special time in its | ||
history; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Menard County Soil and Water | ||
Conservation District on its 75th anniversary and extend to all | ||
those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Murr | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1140 was adopted by the House on April | ||
18, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||