Bill Text: TX SR112 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 7, 2017, as Midland-Odessa Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-07 - Reported enrolled [SR112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR112-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Midland and Odessa are gathering | ||
| in Austin on February 7, 2017, to celebrate Midland-Odessa Day at | ||
| the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Set only 20 miles apart in the ranching and oil | ||
| country of West Texas, these vibrant Texas cities got their start | ||
| as stops on the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1880s; by 1890, | ||
| Midland was one of the most important centers for shipping cattle | ||
| in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Odessa began its rapid growth with the discovery | ||
| of oil in the Permian Basin in the 1920s, and by the 1940s, it had | ||
| grown from 750 residents to 10,000; by 1929, Midland was home to | ||
| 36 oil companies, and the demand for oil during World War II | ||
| helped Odessa to develop as a major processor and distributor of | ||
| petroleum products and to become home to the largest inland | ||
| petrochemical complex in the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Midland continues to be the financial and | ||
| administrative capital of the Permian Basin, while Odessa remains | ||
| the center for the region's oil processing and distribution; | ||
| looking to the future, the Midland Development Corporation and the | ||
| Odessa Development Corporation are working to strengthen and | ||
| diversify the area's economy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Both Midland and Odessa are proud that the Bush | ||
| presidential families and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush | ||
| called Midland and Odessa home; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Odessa and Midland boast many fine historical and | ||
| cultural attractions; in Odessa, the Presidential Archives and | ||
| Leadership Library is the only museum in the nation dedicated to | ||
| the history of the office of the presidency; located right next | ||
| door is the Ellen Noël Art Museum, one of only two Smithsonian | ||
| affiliates in Texas; the museum features world class exhibits | ||
| year round; the Parker House Museum evokes the life of a | ||
| prominent Texas ranching family, and the White-Pool House is the | ||
| first residential home in Odessa and proudly displays items from | ||
| both the White and Pool families; visitors and residents alike | ||
| enjoy the live productions at the replica of Shakespeare's Globe | ||
| Theatre on the campus of Odessa College and the Stonehenge | ||
| replica on The University of Texas of the Permian Basin campus; | ||
| also located in Odessa and enjoyed by more than 10,000 visitors | ||
| every year is the nation's second-largest meteor crater and the | ||
| adjoining museum; Odessa's newest attraction is the Chris Kyle | ||
| Memorial Plaza, which honors the former Navy Seal, who was born | ||
| in Odessa, and which pays tribute to the past, current, and | ||
| future veterans who serve our country so unselfishly; located | ||
| between Midland and Odessa is the Wagner Noël Performing Arts | ||
| Center, a state-of-the-art theater boasting 1,800 seats in the | ||
| main theater and 200 seats in the recital hall; the theater hosts | ||
| a variety of shows and performances guaranteed to attract all | ||
| types of audiences; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Midland's Museum of the Southwest offers displays | ||
| of the art and archaeology of the American Southwest, as well as | ||
| the winning Kentucky Derby history of one of Midland's prominent | ||
| families, and the newly remodeled interactive exhibits in the | ||
| Permian Basin Petroleum Museum present the geology and history of | ||
| oil while inspiring future industry players; the Midland Army | ||
| Airfield Museum preserves the history of the largest bombardier | ||
| training school in World War II history and highlights the impact | ||
| of West Texans during the war, and the Haley Library and History | ||
| Center houses the first bell to hang in the Alamo and vast | ||
| resources of oral and written history of the "cowboy" used by | ||
| authors and historians to tell their tales; the Midland Festival | ||
| Ballet, the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale, and the | ||
| award-winning Midland Community Theatre offer live performances | ||
| that inspire and entertain; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than a century, the dynamic cities of | ||
| Midland and Odessa have been at the economic and cultural hub of | ||
| West Texas, and their citizens continue to celebrate their rich | ||
| history as they work hard to build a prosperous future; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 7, 2017, as Midland-Odessa | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best | ||
| wishes for a memorable and meaningful stay in Austin. | ||
| Seliger | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 7, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
