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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Historical Foundation has presented its |
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2023 Star of Texas Award to the Cavender family, the founders of the |
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iconic Western wear company Cavender's; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Historical Foundation confers |
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this accolade to recognize individuals or businesses that have made |
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an important contribution to preserving and promoting Texas |
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culture; and |
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WHEREAS, Cavender's was founded in Pittsburg in 1965 by James |
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and Pat Cavender, who decided to try selling clothing after |
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dabbling in several other ventures; when the three styles of Tony |
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Lama boots they stocked sold well, Mr. Cavender ordered more; in |
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the 1970s, he bought and resold an entire cattle trailer load of |
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boots from a manufacturer that was going out of business; and |
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WHEREAS, During the Urban Cowboy craze of the 1980s, |
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Cavender's flourished, and after that era died down, the store |
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still continued to thrive; the company formed a strategic alliance |
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with a promising country singer, George Strait, who would go on to |
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superstardom; and |
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WHEREAS, Cavender's has been named the nation's top retailer |
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for many prominent manufacturers, among them Lucchese, Justin, Tony |
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Lama, and Wrangler; along the way, it has strived to maintain its |
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reputation for friendly customer service, as well as connections to |
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its roots; stores display Cavender family photos, including old |
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black-and-white pictures of grandparents on their ranches in |
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Albany, Texas, and Idabel, Oklahoma; in 2019, the Cavender family |
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was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Cavender's has more than 90 stores across the |
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South and Southwest; operations are run by the sons of James and |
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Pat, brothers Joe, Mike, and Clay Cavender; and |
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WHEREAS, While providing customers with traditional Western |
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wear, the Cavender family has worked to preserve an important |
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legacy, and the longevity of its business is a tribute to |
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generations of careful stewardship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate the Cavender family on its receipt of the 2023 |
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Star of Texas Award from the Texas Historical Foundation and extend |
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to all those associated with Cavender's sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in the years to come; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Cavender family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |