Bill Text: TX HR388 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum for its commemoration of the National Day of the Cowboy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR388 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR388-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 388 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum | ||
| commemorated the National Day of the Cowboy in Amarillo on July 22, | ||
| 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Launched in 2004, the National Day of the Cowboy is | ||
| dedicated to the preservation, protection, and promotion of our | ||
| Western heritage; organizers of the campaign seek to establish the | ||
| event as a permanent fixture on the national calendar to honor | ||
| cowboys and cowgirls for their vital contributions and their | ||
| courageous, pioneering American spirit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum | ||
| marked the occasion with many meaningful activities; the | ||
| opportunity to ride an American Quarter Horse is always a highlight | ||
| of the annual event, and over the past seven years, more than 1,200 | ||
| children have experienced their first such ride during these | ||
| festivities; in 2017, the introductory rides dovetailed with the | ||
| American Horse Council's 100-Day Horse Challenge, which increases | ||
| awareness of the benefits of equine pursuits; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Other activities at the festival included barrel | ||
| races and charro demonstrations, readings of cowboy and cowgirl | ||
| poems and stories, and the chance to meet horses and actors from the | ||
| outdoor musical TEXAS; children also enjoyed making stick ponies | ||
| and cowboy trail mix and creating their own cattle brands; in | ||
| addition, a history interpreter acted the part of an 1890s cowboy | ||
| while teaching visitors about frontier life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The importance and broad appeal of this observance | ||
| was highlighted by the number of local organizations that partnered | ||
| in its presentation, among them the Amarillo Convention and | ||
| Visitors Council, the Amarillo Public Library, country music | ||
| station 97.9 KGNC-FM, the American Charro Association, the | ||
| Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Center City, and the Southwest | ||
| Cowboy Poet Society; the event delighted, informed, and engaged all | ||
| those who took part, and it is indeed appropriate that the American | ||
| Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum be honored for its outstanding | ||
| work in staging this grand celebration; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the American | ||
| Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum for its commemoration of the | ||
| National Day of the Cowboy and extend sincere appreciation to all | ||
| those who participated in this noteworthy observance; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum as | ||
| an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 388 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
