Bill Text: TX HR75 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kaufman County on being named a Silver Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR75 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR75-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 75 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Kaufman County was named a Silver Star Affiliate by | ||
| Keep Texas Beautiful in 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tracing its origins back to 1967, Keep Texas | ||
| Beautiful is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to | ||
| improving the environment and community; last year, the group's | ||
| nearly 300 affiliates engaged more than 41,000 volunteers who | ||
| collected 3.25 million pounds of waste and recyclables from Texas | ||
| roadways, trails, and waterways; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of only 28 affiliates to receive this notable | ||
| designation, Kaufman County was recognized for going above and | ||
| beyond the established Keep Texas Beautiful requirements; its Keep | ||
| Kaufman County Beautiful Committee has launched a number of | ||
| successful programs, including those dedicated to cleaning up | ||
| litter, reducing and recycling waste, and beautifying the | ||
| community; moreover, it endeavors to keep area residents informed | ||
| through monthly cleanup schedules and educational initiatives at | ||
| schools, libraries, and local events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the Keep Kaufman County Beautiful | ||
| Committee, Kaufman County is working to protect and enhance the | ||
| local environment, and it is indeed deserving of this recent honor; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Kaufman County on being named a | ||
| Silver Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful and extend to all | ||
| those associated with the Keep Kaufman County Beautiful Committee | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success with their important | ||
| work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the county as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Bell of Kaufman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 75 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
