Bill Text: TX HR1895 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau on the occasion of Texas Travel and Tourism Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR1895 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1895-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1895 |
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WHEREAS, Texas Travel and Tourism Week is taking place May 7 | ||
through 15, 2011, and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity | ||
to pay tribute to the exceptional work carried out by the Waco | ||
Convention & Visitors Bureau; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1983, the Waco CVB has devoted itself | ||
to raising awareness of the community's many unique attractions, | ||
including the Waco Suspension Bridge, the Dr Pepper Museum, the | ||
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, | ||
the Waco Mammoth Site, the Mayborn Museum, and the Cameron Park Zoo; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The dedicated professionals of the CVB have excelled | ||
in their efforts to publicize the city's sights and activities and | ||
to promote the Heart of Texas area as an inviting destination for | ||
travelers from inside and outside the state; moreover, the | ||
organization operates the Waco Tourist Information Center, a | ||
convenient gateway just off I-35 that allows visitors to quickly | ||
learn about all that the area has to offer; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tourism is integral to the well-being of the Heart | ||
of Texas, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in commerce | ||
and creating jobs for thousands of residents, and the Waco CVB has | ||
played an essential role in building and maintaining that important | ||
segment of the local economy; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau on | ||
the occasion of Texas Travel and Tourism Week 2011 and extend to its | ||
staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the bureau as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1895 was adopted by the House on May | ||
19, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||