Bill Text: TX SR59 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2017, as Panhandle Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-21 - Reported enrolled [SR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR59-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
welcome the citizens from Amarillo and other communities located | ||
in the Texas Panhandle who are visiting Austin on February 21, | ||
2017, to pay tribute to their region's rich heritage and to | ||
celebrate Panhandle Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Panhandle is a thriving region of the state | ||
and is home to one of the oldest inhabited places in Texas; Palo | ||
Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in the country, stretches | ||
through the northern part of the region, boasts spectacular | ||
views, and reveals through its exposed strata a geologic record | ||
spanning 250 million years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rich in history, the region is also known for its | ||
traditional ranch lands, crop and meat production, large areas of | ||
oil and gas reserves, major industry, and a nationally recognized | ||
workforce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Amarillo, the principal northern city of the | ||
Panhandle, is a dynamic urban center with a population of over | ||
190,000 and a wide array of cultural amenities; contributing to | ||
Amarillo's economic vitality are a Bell Helicopter tilt-rotor | ||
assembly center, where the V-22 Osprey and the UH-1Y and AH-1Z | ||
helicopters are assembled, and the only assembly-disassembly | ||
plant for the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal, a facility | ||
operated by CNS Pantex for the United States Department of | ||
Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration; and | ||
WHEREAS, A region of many exemplary citizens and community | ||
leaders, the Texas Panhandle is also home to excellent | ||
educational institutions; the Texas Tech University System, | ||
including its medical, law, and pharmacy schools, and West Texas | ||
A&M University are among the premier institutions in Texas and | ||
boast ever-increasing enrollments, nationally recognized | ||
programs and faculty, and outstanding graduates; Amarillo | ||
College continues to be among the finest community colleges in | ||
the country, and Wayland Baptist University, Frank Phillips | ||
College, and Clarendon College are all outstanding educational | ||
institutions in the area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Attractions in the region include the | ||
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, which is located on the | ||
campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon and is the largest | ||
history museum in the state, and the Texas Tech University | ||
campus, which is host to many restored structures at the National | ||
Ranching Heritage Center, a 15-acre site tracing the evolution of | ||
ranch architecture and the history of the cattle industry in | ||
Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of the Panhandle region are renowned | ||
for their friendliness and warmth; they have helped to build | ||
vital urban centers that serve not only a large part of Texas but | ||
alsoeasternNewMexico;itisapleasurefortheTexasSenateto | ||
pay tribute to the Panhandle of Texas and the region's fine | ||
residents; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 21, 2017, as Panhandle | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the delegations in | ||
attendance today and to their fellow citizens sincere | ||
appreciation for their contributions to the Lone Star State; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
honor of this special day. | ||
Seliger | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 21, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |