Bill Text: TX HR345 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR345 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR345-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 345 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Athens are gathering in Austin on | ||
| February 28, 2023, for Athens Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Athens was first incorporated in 1856, and through | ||
| the decades, this charming East Texas town has seen significant | ||
| growth; today, its diverse economic base includes industrial | ||
| manufacturing and other businesses in addition to farming and | ||
| livestock ventures; education is a key element in the town's | ||
| productivity, with Trinity Valley Community College and the area's | ||
| other schools helping residents to prepare for the future; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The county seat of Henderson County, Athens is home | ||
| to a growing number of wineries, restaurants, and shops, and it has | ||
| been called the Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World for the years | ||
| when "cowpeas" were a major crop for the local farming community; | ||
| Athens was also named the Original Home of the Hamburger by the | ||
| Texas Legislature in tribute to the role that local resident | ||
| Fletcher Davis played in the creation of this American favorite; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy such cultural | ||
| institutions as the East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society, the | ||
| Henderson County Performing Arts Center, the Cain Center, the | ||
| Henderson County Regional Fairpark Complex, and the Texas | ||
| Freshwater Fisheries Center, where 300,000 gallons of aquarium | ||
| exhibits feature a wide variety of native Texas fish in natural | ||
| environments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This lovely town continues to be one of the Lone Star | ||
| State's great assets and an outstanding area in which to live, work, | ||
| and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take pride in the | ||
| place they call home; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Athens Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Bell of Kaufman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 345 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
