Bill Text: TX SR39 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Pleasanton Express for its success in newpaper competitions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-27 - Reported enrolled [SR39 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR39-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Recognized as one of the top weekly newspapers in | ||
the Lone Star State, the Pleasanton Express has received multiple | ||
awards from the Texas Press Association and the Texas Gulf Coast | ||
Press Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, The 2022 Texas Press Association awards were | ||
presented at the TPA Convention and Trade Show, held June 1 | ||
through 3, 2023, in Round Rock; competing in the Division 6 | ||
largest weekly category, the Pleasanton Express collected 10 | ||
awards, finishing second in sports coverage, column writing, and | ||
editorial, third in advertising, feature writing, news writing, | ||
and sports photography, and fourth in the general excellence, | ||
sweepstakes, and news photography categories; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Gulf Coast Press Association's 2022 | ||
winners were announced at the TGCPA annual convention, which took | ||
place May 18 through 20, 2023, in Port Aransas; the Pleasanton | ||
Express excelled in the Division 2 competition, notching | ||
second-place showings in the special section (fire), display | ||
advertising, newspaper website, editorial writing, feature | ||
photos, and sports coverage categories; moreover, it was third in | ||
special section, serious columns, humorous columns, and sports | ||
photos, and it won honorable mentions in news photos, feature | ||
writing, and headline writing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a | ||
well-informed citizenry, and through their important work, the | ||
talented journalists of the Pleasanton Express are making an | ||
invaluable contribution to their community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the | ||
Pleasanton Express on its success in the Texas Press Association | ||
and the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association 2022 newspaper | ||
competitions and extend to all those associated with the paper | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for the Pleasanton Express as an expression of high | ||
regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Flores | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 27, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |