Bill Text: TX HR121 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Cary and Judy Griffin on 40 years of publishing the Forney Messenger.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR121 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR121-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 121 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Cary and Judy Griffin celebrated 40 years as | ||
| publishers and owners of the Forney Messenger on October 15, 2012; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin purchased the weekly | ||
| newspaper's publication rights and customer mailing list from the | ||
| Dallas East Publishing Company on October 15, 1972; their first | ||
| issue, printed when the city of Forney did not yet have a single | ||
| stoplight, was six pages long and cost 10 cents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since they purchased the paper, the Griffins, | ||
| assisted by six employees, have never missed an issue; dedicated to | ||
| covering the county's news, the couple not only own the paper, they | ||
| write many of the articles and take the accompanying photographs; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1896 by M. J. Cox, the Forney Messenger | ||
| is an important record of the events that define Kaufman County's | ||
| history, impact its present, and shape its future; in 1986, the | ||
| Texas Historical Commission honored the paper with an official | ||
| historical marker to commemorate its status as the oldest newspaper | ||
| in continuous operation in Forney; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The newspapers of Texas play a vital role in the | ||
| political, cultural, and economic lives of their communities, and | ||
| today, under the leadership of the Griffins, the Forney Messenger | ||
| continues its long tradition of serving the people of Kaufman | ||
| County; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Cary and Judy Griffin on 40 years | ||
| of publishing the Forney Messenger and extend to them sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Griffin as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Gooden | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
