Bill Text: TX HR1177 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Susie's South Forty Confections, Inc., on its 20th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1177 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1177-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Susie's South Forty Confections, Inc., on its 20th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1177 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1177-Introduced.html
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By: Craddick | H.R. No. 1177 |
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WHEREAS, Susie's South Forty Confections, Inc., in Midland is | ||
marking its 20th anniversary in 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded by Susie Hitchcock-Hall, Susie's South | ||
Forty began in 1991 in a small space south of Midland; its first | ||
product was Texas pecan toffee, followed by such candies as | ||
pralines, fudge, and caramels; and | ||
WHEREAS, The company moved into a new facility in 2002 and | ||
celebrated by making a Texas-sized piece of toffee that weighed in | ||
at nearly 3,000 pounds, setting a Guinness World Record; after the | ||
festivities, the toffee was donated to local soup kitchens and | ||
other nonprofit organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Susie's South Forty makes 21 varieties of | ||
candy for sale at shops in Midland and Odessa; in addition, the firm | ||
has a wholesale show space in the Dallas Market Center and sends | ||
packages to mail order customers in all 50 states; the company has | ||
been featured on the Food Network program Unwrapped, and it was | ||
named one of the "Fastest-Growing Basket Businesses in America" by | ||
Festivities Publications; at the Austin Fancy Foods Show, Susie's | ||
South Forty won Best Fudge and Best Frozen Dessert awards; and | ||
WHEREAS, Proprietor Susie Hitchcock-Hall has earned Master | ||
Confectioner Emeritus status from Retail Confectioners | ||
International, and her company is a certified Woman-Owned Business; | ||
giving generously of her time and talents, Ms. Hitchcock-Hall has | ||
served on dozens of boards and has chaired the United Way Capital | ||
Campaign, the Midland Chamber of Commerce, and the Midland | ||
Manufacturers Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past two decades, Susie's South Forty has | ||
made valuable contributions to the economic vitality of the Midland | ||
community while building a national reputation for excellence; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Susie's South Forty Confections, | ||
Inc., on its 20th anniversary and extend to Susie Hitchcock-Hall | ||
and her staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |