Bill Text: TX HR1662 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing Padre Island National Seashore on being named a top travel destination by The Independent.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1662 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1662-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Padre Island National Seashore on being named a top travel destination by The Independent.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1662 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1662-Introduced.html
88R28839 BHH-D | ||
By: Herrero | H.R. No. 1662 |
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WHEREAS, Padre Island National Seashore has been named one of | ||
the top beaches in the United States by the British newspaper The | ||
Independent; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located on Padre Island between Port Aransas and | ||
South Padre Island, Padre Island National Seashore is a national | ||
park that features 66 miles of undeveloped coastal prairie land, | ||
including Laguna Madre, a rare hypersaline lagoon; the park is home | ||
to more than 350 different species, and nearly half of all North | ||
American migratory bird species pass through the park at different | ||
times of the year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Visitors to Padre Island National Seashore can enjoy | ||
a variety of recreational activities, such as boating, fishing, | ||
windsurfing, and camping, and several times each summer, the public | ||
can view sea turtle hatchlings as they are released into the ocean; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A major ecotourism attraction for Corpus Christi, | ||
Padre Island National Seashore was previously recognized as one of | ||
"Five Idyllic Ecotourism Destinations Across the Southern U.S." by | ||
Forbes magazine in 2022; and | ||
WHEREAS, With its natural beauty and abundant wildlife, this | ||
unique ecosystem is one of the treasures of the Texas Coast, and | ||
Padre Island National Seashore is a source of great pride for all | ||
Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize Padre Island National Seashore on | ||
being named one of the top beaches in the United States by The | ||
Independent; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the park as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |