Bill Text: TX HR618 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 1, 2011, as Texas Farm Bureau District 2 Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR618 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR618-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 618 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Texas Farm Bureau District 2 Day is taking place at | ||
| the State Capitol on March 1, 2011, and this occasion provides a | ||
| fitting opportunity to recognize an organization that has played an | ||
| essential role in Texas agriculture for more than 75 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Farm Bureau was founded in 1933 and has | ||
| provided a united voice for farmers and ranchers throughout its | ||
| history; it focuses on grassroots policy development, represents | ||
| the interests of agricultural producers in the legislative process | ||
| at both the state and national levels, and assists members by | ||
| offering a range of benefits and services; the organization draws | ||
| on the abilities of an experienced leadership team that includes | ||
| District 2 state director Dewey Hukill; and | ||
| WHEREAS, TFB District 2 covers an area just south of the Texas | ||
| Panhandle and includes the counties of Parmer, Castro, Swisher, | ||
| Briscoe, Bailey, Lamb, Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum, Terry, | ||
| Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Motley, and Dickens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These 18 counties contain 10,270 farms that | ||
| encompass 9.7 million acres of Texas soil; District 2 is an | ||
| especially productive area for cotton, wheat, and corn, with | ||
| Hockley, Terry, Hale, Lubbock, Lynn, and Crosby all among the top 10 | ||
| cotton-producing counties in the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The region is also famous for its cattle, and Castro | ||
| and Parmer Counties are ranked second and third in Texas for beef | ||
| production; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The valuable commodities raised on the farms and | ||
| ranches in this territory are an important component of the economy | ||
| of the Lone Star State, and the members of Texas Farm Bureau | ||
| District 2 are indeed deserving of recognition for their vital | ||
| contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2011, as Texas Farm Bureau | ||
| District 2 Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the | ||
| fine citizens who have traveled to Austin to celebrate this | ||
| occasion; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Landtroop | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 618 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
