Bill Text: TX HR65 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 1, 2023, as Mission Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-23 - Filed [HR65 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR65-Introduced.html
| 88R9556 BPG-D | ||
| By: Muñoz, Jr. | H.R. No. 65 | |
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| WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Mission are gathering in Austin on | ||
| February 1, 2023, to celebrate Mission Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The city of Mission was founded in 1908, the year the | ||
| Missouri Pacific Railroad established a station in the area, and | ||
| the city was named for La Lomita Mission, which was located nearby; | ||
| since then, Mission, home of the grapefruit, has grown to be a | ||
| thriving city with a population of more than 86,000 people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The first citrus trees in the Rio Grande Valley were | ||
| planted in the Mission area; today, the citrus industry is a | ||
| multimillion-dollar business and is celebrated each year at the | ||
| Texas Citrus Fiesta; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mission is a center for international trade and | ||
| entrepreneurship, and its Anzalduas International Bridge provides | ||
| a vital trade and tourism connection to Mexico; several | ||
| international manufacturers and other dynamic firms call Mission | ||
| home, including Stanley Black & Decker, Royal Technologies, | ||
| Wonderful Citrus, Killam Development, and the Texas International | ||
| Produce Association; Mission EDC manages the city's Center for | ||
| Education and Economic Development, a unique, 55,000-square-foot | ||
| business incubator and coworking space that has spawned numerous | ||
| local enterprises; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A popular destination for "Winter Texans," Mission | ||
| boasts about 50 RV parks and welcomes an estimated 25,000 seasonal | ||
| residents during the coldest months of the year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recreational opportunities are abundant in Mission, | ||
| with such attractions as the National Butterfly Center, the World | ||
| Birding Center headquarters, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, | ||
| and the 10-mile Mission Hike and Bike Trail; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mission was immortalized in Larry McMurtry's novel | ||
| and television miniseries, Lonesome Dove, and notable residents | ||
| have included United States senator and treasury secretary Lloyd | ||
| Bentsen and United States congressman Kika de la Garza; moreover, | ||
| Mission was the childhood home of legendary Dallas Cowboys coach | ||
| Tom Landry and a second home to Texas governor Allan Shivers, | ||
| Oscar-winning actress Sissy Spacek, and three-time presidential | ||
| candidate William Jennings Bryan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mission Day at the Capitol provides an opportunity | ||
| to honor the border city's heritage and its many charms, which are | ||
| enjoyed by residents and vacationers alike; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 1, 2023, as Mission Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
