By:  Denton                                            H.R. No. 641
       73R8761 JLZ-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, In 1995, Texans will proudly commemorate the 150th
    1-2  anniversary of Texas' admission to the Union with appropriate local
    1-3  and statewide celebrations and observances, foremost among which
    1-4  will be an event officially designated as the Texas,
    1-5  U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Modeled on the hugely successful Texas
    1-7  Sesquicentennial Wagon Train that was the centerpiece of the
    1-8  statewide commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Texas
    1-9  Independence, the 1995 wagon train and trail ride will be the
   1-10  biggest single statewide event and will provide the focal point for
   1-11  many community celebrations of Texas statehood in towns and cities
   1-12  along the wagon train's route; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Hoping to stir the imagination and capture the fancy
   1-14  of the entire world in the same way that the Texas Sesquicentennial
   1-15  Wagon Train did in 1986, organizers of this 1995 wagon train will
   1-16  have put in approximately 30 months of arduous and painstaking
   1-17  preparations, meticulously planning, organizing, coordinating, and
   1-18  funding the event, before the train even departs to ensure an
   1-19  outstanding production worthy of such a momentous occasion; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Bringing together once again many of the same
   1-21  individuals who were instrumental in making the 1986 event an
   1-22  astounding success and an object of worldwide media attention, the
   1-23  Texas, U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train organizers hope to duplicate
   1-24  their earlier achievement and rekindle national and international
    2-1  fascination with Texas and all things Texan with a quintessential
    2-2  celebration of the incomparable Texas mystique; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, The wagon train will depart from the famed North
    2-4  Fort Worth Stockyards District on Labor Day 1995 and proceed over
    2-5  the next four months along a route selected for its historic
    2-6  significance, arriving at the State Capitol in Austin on December
    2-7  29, 1995--150 years to the day after the Congress of the United
    2-8  States accepted Texas as the 28th state in the Union; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, From Austin, the wagon train will hit the trail
   2-10  again and return to Fort Worth to conclude its historic passage
   2-11  through the Lone Star State, having extended the opportunities not
   2-12  only for communities along the way but for all Texans, and indeed
   2-13  for all the world, to join in a Texas-size celebration befitting
   2-14  our state's 150 years of history and tradition; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, Worthy of the people whose history, heritage, and
   2-16  indomitable spirit it will showcase before the world, the Texas,
   2-17  U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train promises to match all things Texan in
   2-18  its openness, character, and scope, and the organizers of this
   2-19  magnificent event have truly earned the lasting respect, gratitude,
   2-20  and appreciation of all the citizens of this great state; now,
   2-21  therefore, be it
   2-22        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-23  Legislature hereby commend the organizers of the Texas,
   2-24  U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train on their outstanding dedication of
   2-25  time and energy and their superlative efforts in making the
   2-26  sesquicentennial celebration of statehood a most successful and
   2-27  memorable occasion; and, be it further
    3-1        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-2  prepared for the event's organizers as an expression of high regard
    3-3  and appreciation by the Texas House of Representatives.