Bill Text: TX HR63 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 120th anniversary of the founding of the T. R. Keck and Sons hardware store and lumberyard in Cotulla.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-12 - Reported enrolled [HR63 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR63-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 63 | ||
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| WHEREAS, T. R. Keck and Sons, a venerable hardware store and | ||
| lumberyard in Cotulla, is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its | ||
| founding in July 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Long a centerpiece of the local community, T. R. | ||
| Keck and Sons traces its history to 1893, when brothers Thomas | ||
| Randall Keck and Edgar A. Keck purchased a lumberyard and operated | ||
| it under the name Keck Brothers; Edgar Keck sold his interest to his | ||
| brother a decade later, and the enterprise took on its current name | ||
| after Thomas Keck brought two of his children into the operation; | ||
| over the years, the business has specialized in offering a complete | ||
| line of lumber, hardware, and ranch supplies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, T. R. Keck and Sons has been recognized by the Texas | ||
| Historical Commission with the Texas Treasure Business Award, which | ||
| honors firms that have provided employment opportunities and | ||
| contributed to the vitality of the state's economy for 50 years or | ||
| more; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the span of more than a century, T. R. Keck and | ||
| Sons has been an essential part of daily life for the residents of | ||
| the Cotulla area, and on the occasion of this significant | ||
| milestone, it is indeed fitting to acknowledge its rich legacy and | ||
| many achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 120th | ||
| anniversary of the founding of T. R. Keck and Sons and that all | ||
| those associated with this noteworthy Texas enterprise be | ||
| congratulated on its receipt of the Texas Treasure Business Award; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for T. R. Keck and Sons as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on July | ||
| 11, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
