Bill Text: TX HR855 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the City of Bowie on the Guinness World Records' certification of its Bowie knife sculpture as the world's largest Bowie knife.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR855 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR855-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 855 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Bowie gathered on June 8, | ||
| 2017, to celebrate the certification by Guinness World Records of | ||
| the world's largest Bowie knife, located in Pelham Park; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Installed by crane on a concrete base, the giant | ||
| knife weighs more than 3,000 pounds and measures over 20 feet in | ||
| length; the stainless steel, 14-foot-5-inch blade remains | ||
| unsharpened, in case someone should try to climb on it; the handle | ||
| is made out of an enormous limb pruned from a nearby bodark tree; to | ||
| ensure safety and comply with local ordinances, the monument was | ||
| made to withstand normal seismic activity, 90-mile-per-hour winds, | ||
| and as much as an inch of ice; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The idea for the record-setting knife originated | ||
| with Bob Hadley, an accomplished sculptor; following his untimely | ||
| death in 2013, his friend Van Baize took up the cause, joining | ||
| forces with a fellow member of the board of the chamber of commerce, | ||
| Bryan Brown; as co-chairs of the Bowie Knife Project Committee, | ||
| they raised $150,000 from private sources and contracted with an | ||
| engineering company, A.S.A.P. Waterjet Cutting Services, whose | ||
| Bobby Pennartz, Albert Schlabs, and Larry Hartmangruber fabricated | ||
| the monument; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sharing a namesake with the iconic knife, the city | ||
| of Bowie is a fitting location for a monument to the blade made | ||
| famous by the Alamo hero, and this attraction is sure to prove | ||
| popular with visitors and local residents for years to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the City of Bowie on the | ||
| installation of a Bowie knife sculpture in Pelham Park and the | ||
| sculpture's certification by Guinness World Records as the world's | ||
| largest Bowie knife; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the city as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 855 was adopted by the House on | ||
| April | ||
| 5, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
