Bill Text: TX HR1384 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on winning numerous awards at the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors convention.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1384 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1384-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1384 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi Caller-Times was recognized with | ||
| four staff awards at the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors | ||
| convention held in Houston on March 25 and 26, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Every year, TAPME and the Headliners Foundation of | ||
| Texas join together to recognize outstanding journalism from the | ||
| Lone Star State's daily newspapers; the Caller-Times competed in | ||
| the Class AAA category, for newspapers with a Sunday circulation | ||
| ranging from 30,000 to nearly 125,000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For the second consecutive year, the Caller-Times | ||
| was honored as Newspaper of the Year in its division, with judges | ||
| citing the publication's dedication to providing useful | ||
| information to its readers; the staff took first place in the | ||
| Community Service category for a series examining the effects of | ||
| domestic violence, as well as in the Team Effort category for its | ||
| work covering voter turnout; in addition, the paper's thorough | ||
| reporting on the city's tap water boil notice earned it top honors | ||
| for Star Breaking News Report of the Year; along with these notable | ||
| achievements, individual staff members were recognized at the | ||
| event, and the newspaper received a total of 24 awards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a | ||
| well-informed citizenry, and through their important work, the | ||
| talented journalists of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times are making | ||
| an invaluable contribution to their community; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on | ||
| winning numerous awards at the Texas Associated Press Managing | ||
| Editors convention and extend to the paper and its staff sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the publication as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1384 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 27, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
