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