Bill Text: TX HR160 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR160 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR160-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR160 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR160-Introduced.html
83R2059 STE-D | ||
By: Gooden | H.R. No. 160 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Athens are gathering in Austin on | ||
February 12, 2013, to celebrate Athens Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Athens was first incorporated in 1856, but steady | ||
development began after it was reincorporated in 1901; agriculture | ||
has long been an important element in the town's economy, and the | ||
prominence of the black-eyed pea crop between the 1930s and 1970s | ||
resulted in the town garnering the unofficial title of "Black-Eyed | ||
Pea Capital of the World"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the decades, this charming East Texas town | ||
has seen significant growth, and today its diverse economic base | ||
includes industrial manufacturing and other businesses in addition | ||
to farming and livestock ventures; education is a key element in the | ||
town's productivity, with Trinity Valley Community College and the | ||
area's other schools helping residents to prepare for the future; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Athens has been proclaimed the Original Home of the | ||
Hamburger by the Texas Legislature in tribute to the role that city | ||
resident Fletcher Davis played in the creation of this American | ||
favorite; the town features many exciting annual events, including | ||
the Old Fiddlers Contest and Reunion, the Chamber of Commerce PRCA | ||
Stampede Rodeo, the Athens Triathlon, and the Smith MDA Benefit | ||
Rodeo; and | ||
WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy such cultural | ||
institutions as the East Texas Arboretum, the Henderson County | ||
Historical Museum, the Henderson County Performing Arts Center, the | ||
Cain Center, the Henderson County Fairpark Complex, and the Texas | ||
Freshwater Fisheries Center, where 300,000 gallons of aquarium | ||
exhibits feature a wide variety of native Texas fish in natural | ||
environments; and | ||
WHEREAS, With its relaxed way of life and many attractive | ||
amenities, Athens has much to offer retirees and has been | ||
recognized as a Certified Retirement Community by the Texas | ||
Department of Agriculture; and | ||
WHEREAS, This lovely city continues to be one of the Lone Star | ||
State's great assets and an outstanding place in which to live, | ||
work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take pride in | ||
their hometown's ongoing achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2013, as Athens Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
best wishes for a memorable stay in Austin. |