Bill Text: TX SCR18 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Designating Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-07 - Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar [SCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR18-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Campbell | S.C.R. No. 18 | |
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| WHEREAS, In recent years, the Central Texas community of Kyle | ||
| has begun to garner attention as the Lone Star State's premier | ||
| source of delicious pies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kyle is home to the Texas Pie Company, where owner | ||
| Julie Albertson has been baking her signature products for retail | ||
| and wholesale customers for two decades; during that time, the | ||
| business has grown from selling a few pies each day to selling up to | ||
| 300, with three-quarters of those purchases being made by people | ||
| from out of town; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognizing the community's importance in purveying | ||
| these prized baked goods, city leaders have found numerous ways to | ||
| build on that reputation; Kyle has hosted the annual Pie in the Sky | ||
| Hot Air Balloon Festival since 2017, and the mayor has proclaimed | ||
| January 23 as Pie Day, which coincides with the national | ||
| celebration of the dish; almost two months later, residents | ||
| continue the fun with a pun, as they commemorate National Pi (p-i) | ||
| Day on March 14; moreover, the city has joined the American Pie | ||
| Council and applied for a pie-related trademark from the | ||
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the city's "CertiPIEd" business initiative, | ||
| other local enterprises have also begun incorporating pie into | ||
| their operations; the Hampton Inn gives out pie-shaped and scented | ||
| candles to guests, Broadway Bank is sponsoring pie-eating contests, | ||
| and Sky Realty Kyle presents pies with its logo decorating the crust | ||
| to customers who buy a home; looking to expand the brand, the city | ||
| is actively recruiting pie-making companies and pie restaurants to | ||
| move to Kyle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Whether it's pecan pie, apple pie, blueberry pie, or | ||
| pot pie, a pie is an occasion for celebration and delight, and the | ||
| people of Kyle are making this beloved dish a special focus of their | ||
| identity as a community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
