Bill Text: TX SR51 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring the Bowie News on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR51 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR51-Introduced.html
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| By: Springer | S.R. No. 51 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Bowie News celebrated the 100th anniversary of | ||
| its founding in 2022; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Originally known as the Bowie Booster, this | ||
| respected community newspaper was first published by Robert Murphy | ||
| on February 9, 1922; in the late 1930s, it was purchased by Lum | ||
| Lovette and renamed the Bowie News; the publication went on to | ||
| change hands several times during the decades that followed, and in | ||
| 1953, it was combined with the Montague County Times under the | ||
| ownership of Harlow E. Tibbetts; in 1958, the paper released a | ||
| special 92-page issue in honor of Montague County's centennial, | ||
| which remains an indispensable chronicle of the county's history | ||
| today; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Bowie News was purchased by James H. Winter in | ||
| 1965, and during his 37-year tenure, it adopted new technology and | ||
| won top awards from the Texas Press Association and other media | ||
| organizations; after Mr. Winter's passing, his son Michael Winter | ||
| assumed ownership of the paper in 2011, and he went on to launch | ||
| Post Oak Media with the Bowie News as its flagship publication; in | ||
| the years since, the paper has expanded its coverage to all of | ||
| Montague County, and it now operates a popular website, social | ||
| media pages, and an e-subscription service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to multiple awards from the Texas Press | ||
| Association for newswriting, photography, sports coverage, and | ||
| advertising design, the staff of the Bowie News has been recognized | ||
| with the TPA Community Service Award for its Build a Better Bowie | ||
| campaign and with the Community Support Award from the Bowie | ||
| Chamber of Commerce; recently, the paper was presented with a Texas | ||
| Treasure Business Award in recognition of its century of service to | ||
| the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Bowie News has served as a vital resource to | ||
| generations of Montague County residents, and it is a pleasure to | ||
| pay tribute to the publication for its strong commitment to both | ||
| quality journalism and community engagement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby honor the Bowie News on the occasion of its 100th anniversary | ||
| and extend to all those associated with the paper sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success with their important work. | ||
