Bill Text: TX SCR18 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Recognizing the annual Small Town Christmas celebration in the City of Bellville as the Official Small Town Christmas Event of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [SCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SCR18-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Recognizing the annual Small Town Christmas celebration in the City of Bellville as the Official Small Town Christmas Event of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [SCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SCR18-Comm_Sub.html
By: Hegar | S.C.R. No. 18 | |
(In the Senate - Filed February 25, 2013; March 5, 2013, | ||
read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; | ||
March 25, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, | ||
Nays 0; March 25, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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WHEREAS, Small Town Christmas is a longstanding annual | ||
holiday event in Bellville that celebrates the region's rich | ||
cultural Christmas heritage and, in 2012, celebrated 30 years of | ||
bringing Christmas joy to local residents and visitors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Small Town Christmas has provided many children and | ||
adults with lasting holiday memories that they share with family, | ||
friends, and loved ones; and | ||
WHEREAS, Small Town Christmas annually brings together local | ||
businesses, organizations, and groups in the spirit of Christmas | ||
cheer to provide traditional events, such as strolling carolers, a | ||
children's pageant, visits from Santa and Scrooge, and a holiday | ||
Market Day, for all families in the community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Small Town Christmas allows local citizens and | ||
visitors alike to enjoy old-fashioned Christmas traditions and | ||
brings the sights and sounds of Christmas to the whole Austin County | ||
community; this wonderful event is a cherished holiday experience | ||
for children and their families; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize the annual Small Town Christmas celebration in the | ||
City of Bellville as the Official Small Town Christmas Event of | ||
Texas; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the City of Bellville as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas Senate. | ||
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