H.R. No. 189

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Many notable citizens of Lubbock are visiting Austin
	on February 22, 2023, to pay tribute to their city's rich heritage
	and to celebrate Lubbock Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, A thriving region of the state, the Lubbock area is
	one of the oldest inhabited places in Texas; archaeologists have
	discovered evidence of some 12,000 years of continuous habitation
	at the Lubbock Lake Landmark site, a national historic and state
	archaeological preserve; and
	WHEREAS, The City of Lubbock was incorporated on
	March 16, 1909; the railroads stimulated the city's growth as a
	trade center, but residents also wanted the benefits of an
	institution of higher learning; when legislation creating Texas
	Technological College was finally passed in 1923, the site
	selection committee, impressed by the enthusiasm and hospitality of
	local citizens, chose Lubbock for its location; and
	WHEREAS, Today a city of more than 300,000 people, Lubbock is
	home to the Texas Tech University System and its flagship
	institution, Texas Tech University, a school well deserving of its
	Tier One status; and
	WHEREAS, The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center attracts
	approximately 5,000 students from around the world, and it was
	named the number one graduate school in the nation by the SR
	Education Group in 2016; it is also consistently ranked among the
	top universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report; and
	WHEREAS, Three universities, including Texas Tech
	University, and one public community college annually draw more
	than 53,000 students to the area and refresh the local economy with
	around 10,000 new graduates each year, creating a community where
	32 percent of residents over the age of 25 hold a college degree or
	higher; and
	WHEREAS, The athletic programs at Texas Tech University have
	achieved a number of historic successes; the men's basketball team
	has recently reached the Final Four, the baseball team has appeared
	four times in the College World Series in the past decade, and the
	men's outdoor track and field team has won a national championship
	title; moreover, the women's basketball team at Lubbock Christian
	University won national championships in 2016, 2019, and 2021; and
	WHEREAS, Lubbock's regional labor force numbers more than
	165,000, and the cost of doing business continues to rank as one of
	the lowest in the nation, with one of the lowest costs for electric
	and natural gas utilities, as well as affordable land, wage rates,
	cost of living, and property taxes; and
	WHEREAS, Lubbock is consistently recognized by national
	organizations for its business-friendly atmosphere, including
	being named the number one city for professional women, ranked in
	the top 20 for young entrepreneurs to start a business, and named
	seventh in the 2014 Forbes list of "Opportunity Cities" based on low
	cost of living, cultural offerings, and the strength of the
	business community; and
	WHEREAS, Lubbock enjoys a diverse economy that draws its
	strength from agribusiness, manufacturing, and commerce, as well as
	from educational and medical facilities, boasting the largest
	medical infrastructure to be found between Dallas and Phoenix; with
	the growth of cotton culture on the High Plains, Lubbock has become
	one of the world's primary centers for the processing of cottonseed
	and hybrid grain sorghum seed; and
	WHEREAS, The Lubbock economy is deeply rooted in cotton
	farming, and the city remains home to the world's largest
	contiguous cotton patch; the area also features several major,
	award-winning wineries and vineyards, which produce more than 80
	percent of all the state's wine grapes; the region north of Lubbock
	has the highest density of cattle in the entire country; and
	WHEREAS, Lubbock also offers a wealth of cultural
	institutions and recreational opportunities, among them the
	Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Lubbock Civic Ballet, the Museum
	and Planetarium and other offerings at Texas Tech University, the
	Silent Wings Museum, and a new, state-of-the-art performing arts
	center named after local legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Buddy
	Holly; and
	WHEREAS, City leaders meticulously planned infrastructure to
	create a low-traffic community with more neighborhood parks per
	capita than any other city in Texas; Lubbock is nicknamed the "Hub
	City" because it is surrounded by five major highways, and it aims
	to continue that legacy through the eventual expansion of
	Interstate 27 that will assist in relieving congestion on other
	major Texas highways; and
	WHEREAS, Those wanting a glimpse of the frontier can find it
	in the restored structures at the Ranching Heritage Center, a
	15-acre site tracing the evolution of ranch architecture and the
	history of the cattle industry; the region's history is also
	celebrated at the Bayer Museum of Agriculture; and
	WHEREAS, The talented musicians who have come from the
	Lubbock area include Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Maines family,
	Virgil Johnson and the Velvets, Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker, Joe
	Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Pat Green, and Butch Hancock; their rich
	and diverse contributions have earned Lubbock and West Texas
	recognition as the official "Music Crossroads of Texas"; and
	WHEREAS, Lubbock's thriving business community is
	represented by the largest business federation on the Texas South
	Plains, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, which grows and guards the
	prosperity of the Lubbock area; early major achievements by the
	chamber during more than a century of service include recruiting
	out-of-state farmers to populate the area and make productive the
	fertile soils of the Llano Estacado, securing railroad service,
	founding the South Plains Fair, and drafting and delivering the
	application to the Texas Capitol that would result in establishing
	Texas Technological College, which today thrives as the heart of
	the Texas Tech University System; and
	WHEREAS, The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce was also
	instrumental in establishing Lubbock Preston Smith International
	Airport, Reese Air Force Base, outstanding transportation
	infrastructure, and a revolutionary market-driven Chamber Employer
	Health Plan that is a model nationwide; committed to revitalizing
	the community and creating a culturally sound, vibrant downtown,
	the chamber oversees the efforts of Imagine Lubbock Together, a
	private-public partnership; moreover, it is the nation's first and
	only chamber to be twice 5-Star Accredited and twice named Chamber
	of the Year; and
	WHEREAS, Among the delegation visiting the Capitol today are
	proud members of the chamber's 47th Leadership Lubbock class, who
	represent the future business and community leaders of Lubbock; and
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Lubbock have truly kept faith with
	the founders of their West Texas community; renowned for their
	friendliness and warmth as well as their hardiness and
	determination, they have helped to build a vital urban center that
	serves not only a large part of West Texas but also eastern New
	Mexico; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Lubbock Day at
	the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
	delegation and all their fellow citizens sincere appreciation for
	the bright luster they add to the Lone Star State.
	Burrows
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 189 was adopted by the House on February
	22, 2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House