Bill Text: TX HR644 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR644 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR644-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 644

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For nearly three quarters of a century, Naval Air
Station Corpus Christi has contributed greatly to the strength of
the U.S. armed forces through its mission to train our nation's
naval aviators; and
WHEREAS, In 1938, the U.S. Congress initiated a process to
create a training facility on Corpus Christi Bay, and on March 12,
1941, NAS Corpus Christi was commissioned by its first skipper,
Captain Alva Berhard; the first training flight took place in May of
that year; and
WHEREAS, By the end of 1941, 300 cadets a month were being
trained, and that training rate doubled after the attack on Pearl
Harbor; future president George H. W. Bush graduated in the third
training class in 1943, and by the end of the war, more than 35,000
naval aviators had earned their wings at NAS Corpus Christi, making
it the largest pilot training facility in the world at the time; and
WHEREAS, Today, the Chief of Naval Air Training, responsible
for five air training wings from Texas to Florida, is headquartered
at the station, and flight training remains its primary mission;
the four squadrons of Training Air Wing Four instruct 600 new
aviators a year on the T-34C Mentor trainer and other aircraft
during a course that lasts 18 months; and
WHEREAS, NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the Corpus
Christi Army Depot, the army's largest helicopter overhaul and
maintenance center, as well as facilities of the U.S. Coast Guard,
the U.S. Marine Aviation Training Support Group, and the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Service, among others; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its long and proud history, NAS Corpus
Christi has been one of the cornerstones of our nation's defense,
providing countless naval aviators with the skills they need to
defend our liberty; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2015, as Naval Air
Station Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
brave men and women of the station 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 NAS Corpus Christi as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
Herrero
Straus Guerra Otto
Allen Guillen Paddie
Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
Alvarado Harless Paul
Anchia Hernandez Peña
Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
Ashby Huberty Pickett
Aycock Hughes Price
Bell Hunter Raney
Blanco Isaac Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
Button King of Parker Rose
Canales King of Taylor Sanford
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
Clardy Klick Schofield
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson
Dale Laubenberg Smith
Darby Leach Smithee
Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
Dukes Márquez Stickland
Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles VanDeaver
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White of Bell
Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Geren Murphy Workman
Giddings Murr Wray
Goldman Naishtat Wu
Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
González Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 644 was adopted by the House on February
25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House