Bill Text: TX HR2200 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Big Sandy Sand Company.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2200 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2200-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2200 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Big Sandy Sand Company is marking its 75th | ||
| anniversary in 2023, and this milestone provides a fitting | ||
| opportunity to recognize the history of this venerable enterprise; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Big Sandy Sand Company was founded by G. C. "Doc" | ||
| Wright and his son, J. T. Wright, on the banks of Big Sandy Creek in | ||
| Upshur County in 1948; the business originally operated out of a | ||
| rustic processing plant that consisted of a barge, a screening box, | ||
| and several shovels; in 1971, the company moved to a modern plant on | ||
| a 100-acre tract of land north of the town of Big Sandy, and five | ||
| years later it established a new plant near Hawkins in Wood County, | ||
| which was managed by J. T. Wright's son, Dennis Wright; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1981, the Wright family sold the plant near Big | ||
| Sandy and dissolved the original business entity; Dennis Wright | ||
| subsequently established a new corporation that acquired the | ||
| Hawkins plant and the rights to the name Big Sandy Sand; following | ||
| Dennis Wright's passing in 2018, his children John T. Wright, Lee | ||
| Ann Bailey, Joshua Wright, and Lauren Zahn assumed ownership of the | ||
| business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The fourth generation of the Wright family to lead | ||
| Big Sandy Sand, they have worked to expand the company's reach while | ||
| remaining committed to giving back to the community; the business | ||
| today produces sands and related products that are used in foundry, | ||
| masonry, construction, and turfgrass applications throughout | ||
| Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, Big Sandy Sand | ||
| Company has made significant contributions to the local economy, | ||
| and it stands as an inspiring example of the success that can be | ||
| realized by hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Big Sandy | ||
| Sand Company and extend to the Wright family and their employees | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Big Sandy Sand Company as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Hefner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2200 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
