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By: Sibley S.R. No. 539
SENATE RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Located in Covington, Texas, in Hill County, County
1-2 Road 193 is over 50 years old; and
1-3 WHEREAS, Approximately three miles long and made of gravel
1-4 and dirt, the road is traveled 24 hours a day by dairy and feed
1-5 trucks delivering over 200,000 pounds of milk and over 400,000
1-6 pounds of feed each day; and
1-7 WHEREAS, Six of the largest dairy farms in Hill County are
1-8 located on County Road 193, and some of these farms operate 24
1-9 hours a day; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The condition of the road is such that after a
1-11 rainstorm it becomes a hazard preventing county residents and
1-12 economically vital dairy and feed trucks from traveling it because
1-13 of holes and mud; and
1-14 WHEREAS, The closure of the road works a severe economic
1-15 hardship on the dairy farmers of Hill County; now, therefore, be it
1-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 73rd
1-17 Legislature, hereby request the Texas Department of Transportation
1-18 to designate County Road 193 as a farm-to-market road and to make
1-19 all necessary repairs.