Bill Text: TX SR233 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 233 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing February 27, 2019, as Lubbock Day.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Reported enrolled [SR233 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR233-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 233
	WHEREAS, Many notable citizens of Lubbock are visiting
	Austin on February 27, 2019, to pay tribute to their city's rich
	heritage and to celebrate Lubbock Day at the State Capitol; and

	WHEREAS, A thriving region of the state, the Lubbock area
	is one of the oldest inhabited places in Texas; archeologists
	have discovered evidence of some 12,000 years of continuous
	habitation at the Lubbock Lake Landmark site, a national historic
	and state archeological preserve; and

	WHEREAS, The City of Lubbock was incorporated on March 16,
	1909; the railroads stimulated the city's growth as a trade
	center, but residents also wanted the benefits of an institution
	of higher learning; when legislation creating Texas Technological
	College was finally passed in 1923, the site selection committee
	was impressed by the enthusiasm and hospitality of the city's
	residents and chose Lubbock for the college's location; and

	WHEREAS, Today, the city with its surrounding area has a
	population of more than 300,000 people, and it is home to the
	Texas Tech University System and its flagship institution, Texas
	Tech University, a school well deserving of its recently acquired
	tier-one status; and

	WHEREAS, The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center attracts
	nearly 5,000 students from around the world and is currently
	ranked as the number-one health university in the nation by the
	SR Education Group; and

	WHEREAS, Lubbock's three universities and one public
	community college annually draw more than 50,000 students to the
	area and refresh the local economy with around 10,000 new
	graduates each year, creating a community where 30 percent of
	residents over the age of 25 hold a college degree; and

	WHEREAS, Texas Tech's athletic programs have recently
	achieved historic successes; the men's basketball team reached
	its first Elite Eight last season; the baseball team has appeared
	three times in the College World Series in the past five years,
	and the track and field team has won indoor and outdoor Big 12
	championships; in addition, Lubbock Christian University's women's
	basketball team won the national championship in 2016; and

	WHEREAS, Lubbock's metropolitan area labor force numbers
	more than 165,000 and the cost of doing business in the area
	continues to rank as one of the lowest in the nation, due to the
	low costs for electric and natural gas utilities and affordable
	wage rates, land, and cost of living; and

	WHEREAS, Lubbock is consistently recognized by national
	organizations for its business-friendly atmosphere, and it has
	been named the number-one city for women professionals, ranked in
	the top 20 for young entrepreneurs to start a business, and named
	number seven in the Forbes list of top "Opportunity Cities" based
	on the city's low cost of living, its cultural offerings, and the
	strength of its business community; and
	WHEREAS, Lubbock enjoys a diverse economy that draws its
	strength from agribusiness, manufacturing, and commerce, as well
	as from educational and health care services, and the city boasts
	the largest medical infrastructure between Dallas and Phoenix;
	with the growth of cotton culture on the High Plains, Lubbock has
	become one of the world's primary centers for the processing of
	cottonseed and hybrid grain sorghum seed; and

	WHEREAS, The Lubbock economy is deeply rooted in cotton
	farming; the area is home to the world's largest contiguous
	cotton-growing region and is now also the home of several major
	award-winning wineries and vineyards, which produce over 80 percent
	of all the state's wine grapes; the region north of Lubbock has
	the highest density of cattle in the entire country; and

	WHEREAS, Lubbock also offers a wealth of cultural and
	recreational opportunities, including the Lubbock Symphony
	Orchestra, the Lubbock Civic Ballet, the Silent Wings Museum, the
	Museum and Planetarium of Texas Tech University, and many other
	cultural offerings at Texas Tech University; a new,
	state-of-the-art performing arts center is under construction
	and is to be named after local legend and Rock and Roll Hall of
	Fame inductee Buddy Holly; Lubbock County voters have also
	approved the construction of the new Lubbock County Expo Center
	to serve as a multipurpose event center for the region; and

	WHEREAS, Through meticulously planned infrastructure,
	city leaders have created a low-traffic community with the
	number-one-ranked commute in Texas and more neighborhood parks
	per capita than any other city in Texas; and

	WHEREAS, Those wanting a glimpse of the frontier can find
	it in the restored structures at the Ranching Heritage Center, a
	15-acre site that traces the evolution of ranch architecture and
	the history of the cattle industry; the region's history is also
	celebrated at the Bayer Museum of Agriculture; and

	WHEREAS, Many talented musicians have come from the
	Lubbock area; they include Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Maines
	family, Virgil Johnson and the Velvets, Waylon Jennings, Tanya
	Tucker, Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Pat Green,
	and Josh Abbott; their rich and diverse contributions have earned
	Lubbock recognition as "The Music Crossroads of Texas"; and

	WHEREAS, Lubbock's thriving business community is
	represented by the largest business federation on the Texas South
	Plains, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, which grows and guards
	the prosperity of the Lubbock area; and

	WHEREAS, Early major achievements propelled by the chamber
	during more than a century of service include recruiting farmers
	from out of state to populate and make productive the fertile
	soils of the Llano Estacado, working to bring the railroad to
	Lubbock, establishing the South Plains Fair, and drafting and
	delivering the application to the Texas Capitol that would result
	in establishing Texas Technological College there, which today
	thrives as the heart of the Texas Tech University System; and

	WHEREAS, The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce was also
	instrumental in establishing Lubbock Preston Smith International
	Airport, Reese Air Force Base, and the area's outstanding
	transportation infrastructure, and it recently introduced an
	Association Health Plan for its small-business members in 34 West
	Texas counties and is the first chamber in Texas to launch such a
	plan; and

	WHEREAS, Among the delegation visiting the Capitol today
	are proud members of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce's 43rd
	Leadership Lubbock Class, who represent the business and
	community leaders of Lubbock; and

	WHEREAS, The citizens of Lubbock have truly kept faith with
	the founders of their West Texas community; renowned for their
	friendliness and warmth as well as their hardiness and
	determination, they have helped to build a vital urban center
	that serves not only a large part of West Texas but also eastern
	New Mexico; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
	Legislature, hereby recognize February 27, 2019, as Lubbock Day
	at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
	delegation and all their fellow citizens sincere appreciation
	for the bright luster they add to the Lone Star State.

	Perry



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		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on February 27, 2019.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate