Bill Text: TX HCR96 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Garland as the Cowboy Hat Capital of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR96-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 96 |
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WHEREAS, The cowboy hat has long been associated with | ||
residents of the Lone Star State, and for many years, the city of | ||
Garland has been home to the leading manufacturers of this | ||
emblematic Texan headgear; and | ||
WHEREAS, John B. Stetson first invented the hat that came to | ||
be known as the "Boss of the Plains" in 1865, and in 1927, a Michigan | ||
investor named E. R. Byer and a hatmaker named Harry Rolnick | ||
founded the Byer-Rolnick company in Dallas to manufacture the brand | ||
of cowboy hat called Resistol, for its ability to resist all | ||
weathers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Thanks to a growing demand, Byer-Rolnick opened a | ||
larger factory in Garland in 1938, where Resistol hats have been | ||
made ever since; Stetsons are now made in Garland as well, along | ||
with the western fashion hats made by the Charlie 1 Horse Hat | ||
Company; all three companies are part of Hatco, which is | ||
headquartered in Garland and employs nearly 400 people; and | ||
WHEREAS, The concentration of hat-making talent in Garland | ||
has led to the formation of several other companies; Master Hatters | ||
of Texas was founded in 1968 by a former Byer-Rolnick employee, | ||
William Cook, and the Milano Hat Company, founded by John Milano in | ||
1983, opened a new facility in 2006; Dallas Hats has been making | ||
palm leaf and raffia cowboy hats in the city since 1989; and | ||
WHEREAS, Garland is also home to the Dallas County | ||
Manufacturing Association and the Garland Chamber of Commerce, and | ||
their essential contributions to the community's | ||
manufacturing-minded environment make the city an ideal location | ||
for businesses of all sorts; and | ||
WHEREAS, The production of cowboy hats contributes not only | ||
to the Texas economy, but to the rich cultural history of our state, | ||
and the city of Garland may indeed take great pride in its central | ||
role in the design and manufacture of this iconic Texas product; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate Garland as the Cowboy Hat Capital of Texas. | ||
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______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 96 was adopted by the House on May | ||
2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 96 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
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Governor |