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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates is |
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celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023, |
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providing a fitting opportunity to recognize the organization for |
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its contributions to the state's poultry industry; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates traces |
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its origins to 1923, when its founders, Judge Walter Burton, Fred |
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Glass, Mrs. Carl Hoffman, M. Johnson, Dr. J. J. Johnson, F. W. |
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Kazmeier, and P. E. Payne, held the first meeting of the Texas Baby |
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Chick Association in the Poultry Building at the State Fair of |
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Texas; the group's early membership included 40 hatchery |
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professionals, and in 1947, the organization was renamed as the |
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Texas Poultry Improvement Association to better reflect its service |
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to all members of the poultry industry; over the years, the TPIA |
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grew to encompass a number of affiliate groups as well, and in 1965, |
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all of the organizations unified to become the Texas Poultry |
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Federation and Affiliates; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the organization's affiliates include the |
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Texas Allied Poultry Association, the Texas Broiler Council, the |
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Texas Egg Council, the Texas Poultry Improvement Association, and |
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the Texas Turkey Federation; the Texas Poultry Federation and |
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Affiliates is the only statewide organization that specifically |
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serves the Texas poultry industry, which contributes approximately |
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$3 billion to the state's economy on an annual basis; the Texas |
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broiler subindustry ranks fifth in the U.S., processes more than 59 |
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million chickens per month, and produces over 4.73 billion pounds |
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of meat each year for the global marketplace; the egg subindustry in |
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Texas also ranks fifth in the nation, producing some 6.16 billion |
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eggs for the global marketplace annually; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Texas Poultry Federation |
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and Affiliates has played a vital role in supporting the Texas |
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poultry industry, and in so doing, it has helped to strengthen the |
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economy of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Poultry Federation and |
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Affiliates on its 100th anniversary and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |