Bill Text: TX HR2154 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Hodges Farms for winning a Blue Legacy Award from the Water Conservation Advisory Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2154 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2154-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2154 |
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WHEREAS, David, Destan, and Carter Hodges of Hodges Farms in | ||
White Deer received a Blue Legacy Award during Texas Water Day at | ||
the State Capitol on March 13, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Presented by the Water Conservation Advisory | ||
Council and the Texas Water Development Board, the prestigious Blue | ||
Legacy Award recognizes responsible management of water and | ||
showcases outstanding examples of effective water stewardship; and | ||
WHEREAS, Hodges Farms was honored in the | ||
agriculture-producer category for its water conservation efforts | ||
in recent years; through their participation in the Panhandle | ||
Groundwater Conservation District's Rainwater Harvesting | ||
Rebate/Loan Program, the family has installed three new rainwater | ||
harvesting tanks; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Hodges have collected more than 700,000 gallons | ||
of water, and this achievement has allowed them to continue their | ||
spraying operation and water their livestock without pumping any | ||
groundwater; in addition, Hodges Farms further conserves | ||
groundwater by rotating crops and keeping up to date with current | ||
agricultural best practices; and | ||
WHEREAS, Water preservation is a matter of urgency across the | ||
Lone Star State, and Hodges Farms has set a standard of excellence | ||
to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Hodges Farms on its receipt of a | ||
2019 Blue Legacy Award and extend to the Hodges family sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Hodges Farms as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2154 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||