By:  Turner                                      S.R. No. 480
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Waller County Historical Commission will
    1-3  receive the Texas Historical Commission's Distinguished Service
    1-4  Award for outstanding achievement in historic preservation work
    1-5  during 1992; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The award honors county historical commissions
    1-7  and nonprofit heritage organizations that complete a well-balanced
    1-8  program of work and are leaders in the historic preservation field
    1-9  in their cities and counties; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The prestigious award will be presented on
   1-11  April 30, 1993, at the opening session of the Texas State
   1-12  Historical Commission's annual preservation conference in Austin;
   1-13  and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The Waller County Historical Commission fulfilled
   1-15  requirements in the organizational structure, historic bridges,
   1-16  and heritage tourism categories; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Over the past year the commission prepared a
   1-18  brochure denoting the location of historic bridges in the county
   1-19  and documented three bridges with photographs and a brief history
   1-20  of each; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, The staff produced a driving tour of historic
   1-22  sites in the county, worked to place directional signs to
   1-23  historical attractions in the county, and established a heritage
    2-1  tourism committee within the group to see that this important
    2-2  activity is continued in years to come; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, The Waller County Historical Commission is truly
    2-4  worthy of legislative recognition for its invaluable work in
    2-5  preserving an important part of the history of Waller County and
    2-6  for making this information available to others; now, therefore,
    2-7  be it
    2-8        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-9  73rd Legislature, hereby commend the Waller County Historical
   2-10  Commission for receiving the Texas Historical Commission's
   2-11  Distinguished Service Award; and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-13  the Waller County Historical Commission as an expression of the
   2-14  admiration and appreciation of the Texas Senate.
   2-15                                 _____________________________________
   2-16                                        President of the Senate
   2-17                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-18                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-19                                 the Senate on March 23, 1993.
   2-20                                 _____________________________________
   2-21                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-22                                 _____________________________________
   2-23                                         Member, Texas Senate