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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative is celebrating |
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its 80th anniversary in 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, During the settlement of the Northwest Panhandle, |
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rural areas were still largely without electric power; a group of |
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leaders from Dallam, Sherman, Moore, and Hartley Counties came |
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together to bring electricity to local farms and ranches, and as a |
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result of their efforts, the formation of the Rita Blanca Electric |
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Cooperative was approved by the Rural Electrification |
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Administration in 1945; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Rita Blanca Electric Co-Op serves more |
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than 1,700 members and maintains nearly 8,600 meters and more than |
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3,400 miles of power lines in Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, |
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Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, and Sherman Counties; the |
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utility company has worked hard to keep pace with increasing demand |
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for electric power, and to that end, it has joined Golden Spread |
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Electric Cooperative, Inc., enabling customers to benefit from the |
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quality of local service combined with competitive rates; and |
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WHEREAS, For eight decades, the Rita Blanca Electric |
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Cooperative has provided reliable and affordable electrical power |
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to area homes and businesses, and in so doing, it has contributed |
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greatly to the prosperity and quality of life in the communities it |
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serves; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Rita |
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Blanca Electric Cooperative and extend to all those associated with |
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the utility sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Fairly |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 607 was adopted by the House on March |
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31, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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