Bill Text: TX HR175 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 6, 2019, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-06 - Reported enrolled [HR175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR175-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 175 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Athens are gathering in Austin on | ||
February 6, 2019, to celebrate Athens Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Athens was first incorporated in 1856, and through | ||
the decades, this charming East Texas town has seen significant | ||
growth; 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, The county seat of Henderson County, Athens is home | ||
to four wineries and a craft brewery, and it has been called the | ||
Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World for the years when "cowpeas" | ||
were a major crop for the local farming community; Athens was also | ||
named 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; 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, 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 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2019, as Athens Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best | ||
wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
Bell of Kaufman | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 175 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||