Bill Text: TX HR34 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR34 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR34-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 34 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission celebrated | ||
| the 75th anniversary of its founding on November 18, 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | ||
| was ratified in December 1933, ending Prohibition and giving | ||
| individual states the right to regulate alcohol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1935, Texas voters ratified an amendment to the | ||
| state constitution repealing state prohibition, granting local | ||
| governments across the state the authority to decide if their | ||
| communities were "wet" or "dry"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, That same year, a special called session of the 44th | ||
| Texas Legislature passed the Texas Liquor Control Act, creating the | ||
| Texas Liquor Control Board, which met for the first time on November | ||
| 18, 1935, in the governor's reception room in the State Capitol; in | ||
| 1970, the board was renamed the Texas Alcoholic Beverage | ||
| Commission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the TABC continues to oversee every aspect of | ||
| the alcoholic beverage industry in Texas, regulating more than | ||
| 40,000 licensed businesses; the commission collects over $200 | ||
| million annually in taxes and fees, contributing greatly to the | ||
| funding of state government; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The TABC also encourages legal and responsible | ||
| alcohol consumption through education and prevention programs and | ||
| by forming innovative partnerships with communities and the | ||
| beverage industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For three-quarters of a century, the Texas Alcoholic | ||
| Beverage Commission has ably served the citizens of Texas and | ||
| fulfilled its mission to promote public safety by ensuring the | ||
| responsible manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Texas | ||
| Alcoholic Beverage Commission and extend to the commission's | ||
| members and employees sincere best wishes for continued success in | ||
| their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Menendez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 34 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
