Bill Text: TX SR82 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 26, 2011, as Laredo Legislative Day at the Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-26 - Again read [SR82 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR82-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| honor the City of Laredo and its delegation and to recognize | ||
| January 26, 2011, as Laredo Legislative Day at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Laredo, truly a gem along the Rio Grande, was | ||
| established in 1755 by Don Tomas Sanchez, and its history offers | ||
| a compelling tale, as the town was forged by Spaniards, Indians, | ||
| Mexicans, Texans, and Americans; a dynamic bilingual and | ||
| bicultural community, it is a true Texas city proud of its | ||
| Mexican roots, making it a unique city under seven flags that | ||
| daily celebrates its dual historical and cultural ties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated on the banks of the Rio Grande, Laredo is | ||
| now the 10th-largest city in Texas and the largest inland port on | ||
| the southern United States border; it is one of the top four | ||
| ports-of-commerce in the nation, and in 2010, the city handled 40 | ||
| percent of all overland trade between the United States and | ||
| Mexico; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Education plays a vital role in the life of | ||
| Laredo, where three institutes of higher learning have almost 110 | ||
| years of combined experience; Laredo Community College, first | ||
| established in 1947 on the 100-year-old grounds of the historic | ||
| Fort McIntosh, boasts two campuses to better serve the entire | ||
| city; Texas A&M International University has been educating | ||
| local Laredo leaders for the last 40 years; and the Laredo | ||
| Extension Campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center | ||
| at San Antonio thrives with students, who benefit from new | ||
| interlocal agreements that give medical students practical | ||
| experience; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend best wishes for a celebratory Laredo | ||
| Legislative Day at the Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the citizens of Laredo as a memento of this occasion. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 25, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
