Bill Text: TX HR2435 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating George and Donna Harrison of Bay City on their receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Matagorda County Fair and Livestock Association.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-22 - Reported enrolled [HR2435 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR2435-Introduced.html

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83R25632 LB-D
By: Bonnen of Brazoria H.R. No. 2435

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, George and Donna Harrison of Bay City have been
honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Matagorda County
Fair and Livestock Association; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1944, this venerable organization
celebrates the region's rich agricultural heritage by offering a
variety of educational programs and activities for area youth,
through which it strives to develop strong character, leadership
ability, and teamwork skills; and
WHEREAS, Natives of Bay City, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison each
boast deep roots in Matagorda County, where their families have
farmed and ranched for more than a century; George Harrison, a
distinguished alumnus of Bay City High School and a graduate of
Texas State University, today serves as chief financial officer of
the STP Nuclear Operating Company in Matagorda County, having
joined that enterprise in 1983; and
WHEREAS, In their youth, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison both
participated in 4-H and FFA and raised steers for the Matagorda
County Fair and Livestock Show; over the years since then, the
couple have worked closely with the sponsoring organization and
contributed in myriad ways to the work of producing its signature
event; Mrs. Harrison continues to volunteer in the ticket office
and to help with Ag Days at the fairgrounds, and Mr. Harrison has
served as president of the association and held a variety of other
posts; moreover, the couple have donated cattle for more than 20
years for the Team Penning Competition; and
WHEREAS, George and Donna Harrison have given generously of
their time and talents to benefit the agricultural community in
Matagorda County and to prepare the next generation of farmers and
ranchers, and in so doing they have garnered the lasting respect and
appreciation of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate George and Donna Harrison on their
receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Matagorda County
Fair and Livestock Association and extend to them sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Harrison as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.