Bill Text: TX HCR89 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-01 - Companion considered in lieu of in committee [HCR89 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR89-Introduced.html
86R7166 JGH-D | ||
By: Zwiener | H.C.R. No. 89 |
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WHEREAS, In recent years, the Central Texas community of Kyle | ||
has begun to garner attention as the Lone Star State's premier | ||
source of delicious pies; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kyle is home to the Texas Pie Company, where owner | ||
Julie Albertson has been baking her signature products for retail | ||
and wholesale customers for two decades; during that time, the | ||
business has grown from selling a few pies each day to selling up to | ||
300, with three-quarters of those purchases being made by people | ||
from out of town; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognizing the community's importance in purveying | ||
these prized baked goods, city leaders have found numerous ways to | ||
build on that reputation; Kyle has hosted the annual Pie in the Sky | ||
Hot Air Balloon Festival since 2017, and the mayor has proclaimed | ||
January 23 as Pie Day, which coincides with the national | ||
celebration of the dish; almost two months later, residents | ||
continue the fun with a pun, as they commemorate National Pi (p-i) | ||
Day on March 14; moreover, the city has joined the American Pie | ||
Council and applied for a pie-related trademark from the | ||
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the city's "CertiPIEd" business initiative, | ||
other local enterprises have also begun incorporating pie into | ||
their operations; the Hampton Inn gives out pie-shaped and scented | ||
candles to guests, Broadway Bank is sponsoring pie-eating contests, | ||
and Sky Realty Kyle presents pies with its logo decorating the crust | ||
to customers who buy a home; looking to expand the brand, the city | ||
is actively recruiting pie-making companies and pie restaurants to | ||
move to Kyle; and | ||
WHEREAS, Whether it's pecan pie, apple pie, blueberry pie, or | ||
pot pie, a pie is an occasion for celebration and delight, and the | ||
people of Kyle are making this beloved dish a special focus of their | ||
identity as a community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
passed by the legislature. |