Bill Text: TX HR646 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Greenville Herald-Banner newspaper.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-20 - Reported enrolled [HR646 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR646-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 646 |
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WHEREAS, The Herald-Banner of Greenville is celebrating the | ||
150th anniversary of its founding in 2019, and this occasion offers | ||
a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this | ||
venerable community newspaper; and | ||
WHEREAS, Originally known as the Herald, the paper was | ||
founded by John C. Bayne in 1869, and the following year it merged | ||
with the Morning Herald, owned by the W. C. Poole family; in 1875, | ||
Mr. Bayne launched another weekly called the Independent, which was | ||
purchased in 1882 by J. F. Mitchell, who changed its name to the | ||
Independent Banner; two years later, new owner R. C. Dial began | ||
publishing the paper daily and renamed it the Evening Banner; and | ||
WHEREAS, Between the late 1880s and early 1900s, the Morning | ||
Herald and the Evening Banner coexisted and grew with the booming | ||
region; in 1954, the Harte-Hanks Newspapers company purchased the | ||
Evening Banner, prompting a fierce crosstown competition between | ||
Greenville's two major print publications; the Evening Banner's | ||
owners bought the Morning Herald in 1956, and the two papers merged | ||
to create the Herald-Banner; since 2000, the Herald-Banner has been | ||
owned by CNHI, a network of 114 daily and weekly newspapers in 22 | ||
states; and | ||
WHEREAS, Serving as both a written record of the region's | ||
history and a voice for its readers, the Herald-Banner has been a | ||
vital community resource for 15 decades, keeping the residents of | ||
Greenville and Hunt County informed and enlightened; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the | ||
Greenville Herald-Banner and extend to its staff 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 Herald-Banner as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Flynn | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 646 was adopted by the House on March | ||
18, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||