Bill Text: TX HR140 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending the recipients of the Texas Treasure Business Award.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-23 - Reported enrolled [HR140 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR140-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 140

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
join the Texas Historical Commission in recognizing the businesses
that have been named as recipients of the Texas Treasure Business
Award; and
WHEREAS, This prestigious award honors companies that have
been in continuous and substantially similar independent operation
in the state for at least 50 years with an uninterrupted employment
history and good standing with the state; and
WHEREAS, Previous winners of this award include Adams
Extract; Big Red, Incorporated; Burford and Ryburn, LLP; Carneiro,
Chumney, and Company; Chacon Autos; Cox Manufacturing; DeWese's Tip
Top Café; Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company; Don Strange of Texas;
DPT Laboratories, LTD; Dury's Gun Shop; Earl Abel's Restaurant;
Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home; First State Bank of Burnet;
Firstmark Credit Union; H. E. Butt Grocery Company; Holt CAT; and
Houston Jewelry; and
WHEREAS, Additional previous award winners are Jacala
Mexican Restaurant; Johnson Roofing; J. R. Mooney Galleries of
Fine Art; Kiolbassa Provision Company; Marmon Mok Architecture;
Mills County State Bank; New Braunfels Smokehouse, Incorporated;
Penner's Menswear; the Queen Isabel Inn; R. H. McCrary Hardware;
Roberts Jewelry; the San Angelo Standard-Times; San Antonio Federal
Credit Union; Security Service Federal Credit Union; Stewart Title
Company; Strickland Drugs; Toudouze Market; and Univision,
KWEX-TV; and
WHEREAS, New award winners are the Buckhorn Saloon and
Museum; Frontier Enterprises; Holland Jewelry, Incorporated;
McBride's Guns, Incorporated; Page Southerland Page; and The RK
Group; and
WHEREAS, The success of these exemplary businesses has played
an important role in the growth and progress of our state, and it is
truly fitting that they be recognized for their resilience, their
longevity, and their many outstanding contributions to the
communities they serve; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend the recipients of the Texas Treasure
Business Award and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared to commemorate the relaunch of the Texas Treasure Business
Awards program.
Menendez
Anderson
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 140 was adopted by the House on January
23, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House