Bill Text: TX HR1566 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 121st annual Brenham Maifest and honoring the celebration's junior and senior royalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1566 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1566-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1566 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 121st annual Brenham Maifest is being held May | ||
| 1-7, 2011, and this spirited event promises great fun for all who | ||
| attend; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the oldest spring German festivals in the | ||
| South, Maifest is a community-wide celebration that highlights the | ||
| rich heritage of Brenham and Washington County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to a parade and festival, the event | ||
| features a coronation of junior and senior kings and queens; this | ||
| year's royal court includes junior queen Savannah Bartay; the | ||
| daughter of Lea and Ron Bartay, she is in the fourth grade at | ||
| Brenham Elementary School and is active in her studies and a number | ||
| of sports, including softball, soccer, swimming, and volleyball; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 2011 junior king is Britt Rogas; a third-grader | ||
| at St. Paul's Christian Day School, he is the son of Amey and | ||
| Russell Rogas; in his free time, he participates in Little League | ||
| baseball, Cub Scouts, and 4-H; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The senior queen is Corrie Newman, the daughter of | ||
| Betsy and Jerry Newman; this Brenham High School senior enjoys | ||
| cheerleading, volunteering in the community, studying dance and | ||
| voice, and serving as a liturgist at Brenham Presbyterian Church; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Guy Buls, the son of Paula and Rick Buls, is the | ||
| senior king; a junior at Brenham High, he is an all-star swimmer on | ||
| the swim team and an active member of the Young Life program and the | ||
| youth group at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans, along with all those | ||
| associated with Maifest, can take pride in their participation in | ||
| an enduring Washington County tradition that provides many hours of | ||
| enjoyment for Brenham residents and visitors alike; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 121st annual Brenham Maifest and | ||
| honor the junior and senior royalty of this much-anticipated event; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the 2011 Maifest royalty as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Kolkhorst | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1566 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 5, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
