H.C.R. No. 155
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, This year the citizens of Hale Center will celebrate
1-2 a significant milestone in the history of this fine Texas
1-3 community, the 100th anniversary of its founding; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Named for its location in Hale County, the town was
1-5 formed from two rival communities, Hale City and Epworth, both of
1-6 which were settled in 1891 and adjoined the present townsite of
1-7 Hale Center; and
1-8 WHEREAS, For two years, residents of the towns vied with each
1-9 other for supremacy but they eventually grew tired of keeping up
1-10 two towns and decided to unite their communities into one; Hale
1-11 Center was platted on June 16, 1893, buildings were moved from Hale
1-12 City and Epworth to the new town, and the post office of Hale City
1-13 was changed to Hale Center on September 19, 1893; and
1-14 WHEREAS, The advent of the Santa Fe Railroad brought further
1-15 growth to the community in 1909 and it has continued to flourish
1-16 over the years based on its rich agricultural economy; in Hale
1-17 County, more than 400,000 irrigated acres produce cotton, grain
1-18 sorghum, wheat, sunflowers, sugar beets, and table vegetables; and
1-19 WHEREAS, On June 2, 1965, the town was devastated by a
1-20 tornado that destroyed 26 businesses; with characteristic
1-21 determination, citizens of the town pulled together and, within six
1-22 months, had all of the enterprises back in business again; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Today, Hale Center is home to more than 2,000 Texans
1-24 and is the site of such popular tourist attractions as the
2-1 beautiful Bell Park Cacti Garden and the Hale County Farm & Ranch
2-2 Museum; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Blessed with a fine heritage and abundant natural
2-4 resources, Hale Center successfully combines the progressive energy
2-5 of a thriving city with the friendliness and ease of a small town;
2-6 truly a community in which all Texans can take great pride, it is
2-7 indeed deserving of special legislative recognition for its
2-8 exceptional contributions to our state; now, therefore, be it
2-9 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
2-10 hereby honor the city of Hale Center on the momentous occasion of
2-11 its centennial and commend its citizens for their hard work in
2-12 building one of our state's most outstanding communities; and, be
2-13 it further
2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-15 prepared for the city of Hale Center as an expression of high
2-16 regard by the Legislature of the State of Texas.
2-17 regard by the Legislature of the State of Texas.
2-18 Laney
2-19 H.C.R. No. 155
2-20 Laney Giddings Munoz
2-21 Alexander Glaze Naishtat
2-22 Allen Goodman Nieto
2-23 Alonzo Goolsby Oakley
2-24 Alvarado Granoff Ogden
2-25 Averitt Gray Oliveira
2-26 Bailey Greenberg Park
2-27 Berlanga Grusendorf Parra
3-1 Black Gutierrez Patterson
3-2 Blackwood Haggerty Pitts
3-3 Bomer Hamric Place
3-4 Bosse Harris Price
3-5 Brady Hartnett Puente
3-6 Brimer Heflin Rabuck
3-7 Cain Hernandez Ramsay
3-8 Campbell Hightower Rangel
3-9 Carona Hilbert Raymond
3-10 Carter Hilderbran Rodriguez
3-11 Chisum Hill Romo
3-12 Clemons Hirschi Rudd
3-13 Coleman Hochberg Sadler
3-14 Combs Holzheauser Saunders
3-15 Conley Horn Schechter
3-16 Cook Hudson Seidlits
3-17 Corte Hunter of Taylor Shields
3-18 Counts Hunter of Nueces Siebert
3-19 Crabb Jackson A. Smith of Harris
3-20 Craddick James D. Smith of Harris
3-21 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Smithee
3-22 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Solis
3-23 Culberson Jones of Dallas Stiles
3-24 Danburg Junell Swinford
3-25 Davila Kamel Tallas
3-26 Davis Krusee Talton
3-27 De La Garza Kubiak Telford
4-1 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Tarrant
4-2 Delco Lewis Thompson of Harris
4-3 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Coleman
4-4 Denton Longoria Turner of Harris
4-5 Driver Luna Uher
4-6 Duncan McCall Van de Putte
4-7 Dutton McCoulskey Vowell
4-8 Earley McDonald West
4-9 Eckels Madden Williamson
4-10 Edwards Marchant Willis
4-11 Erickson Martin Wilson
4-12 Finnell Maxey Wolens
4-13 Flores Moffat Yarbrough
4-14 Gallego Moreno Yost
4-15 Gallegos Mowery Zbranek
4-16 H.C.R. No. 155
4-17 _______________________________ _______________________________
4-18 President of the Senate Speaker of the House
4-19 I certify that H.C.R. No. 155 was adopted by the House on May
4-20 25, 1993, by a non-record vote.
4-21 _______________________________
4-22 Chief Clerk of the House
4-23 I certify that H.C.R. No. 155 was adopted by the Senate on
4-24 May 27, 1993.
4-25 _______________________________
4-26 Secretary of the Senate
4-27 APPROVED: _____________________
5-1 Date
5-2 _____________________
5-3 Governor