Bill Text: TX SCR29 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-16 - Referred to Administration [SCR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR29-Introduced.html
85R10688 KID-D | ||
By: Campbell | S.C.R. No. 29 |
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WHEREAS, Each year, well over a thousand weddings take place | ||
in Dripping Springs; and | ||
WHEREAS, The natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country | ||
provides an ideal setting for joyous celebrations of matrimony, and | ||
the Dripping Springs area is home to more than 30 event venues of | ||
all styles and sizes, among them wineries, ranches, and picturesque | ||
sites along waterways such as Onion Creek; and | ||
WHEREAS, Due to the popularity of Dripping Springs as a | ||
destination for nuptials, the hospitality industry has become well | ||
established; the city's business community includes a wide range of | ||
overnight accommodations for guests, as well as florists, caterers, | ||
bakeries, and other companies offering wedding services; and | ||
WHEREAS, Countless couples have selected Dripping Springs as | ||
the perfect spot to exchange the vows of matrimony and embark on a | ||
new life journey together in the presence of family and friends, and | ||
local residents take pride in the role their community plays in | ||
supporting the institution of marriage; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate Dripping Springs as the official Wedding 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 its designation. |