By Hilderbran                                         H.C.R. No. 69
       74R4875 SRD-F
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair, which is
    1-2  hosted annually by the city of Kerrville, is the premier festival
    1-3  of its kind in the state; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Determined to provide Texans with an exceptional
    1-5  event for artisans and connoisseurs of Texas handiwork, the Texas
    1-6  Tourist Development Agency conducted a statewide search for an
    1-7  ideal location and selected the campus of Schreiner College in
    1-8  Kerrville as the site for the initial arts and crafts fair in 1972;
    1-9  and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Attendees are offered an exciting and enlightening
   1-11  experience, with beautifully crafted works at every turn, unique
   1-12  entertainments for adults and children, and hearty helpings of food
   1-13  and drink, all wrapped in the atmosphere of an old-fashioned
   1-14  country fair; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Given charge of the fair in 1975 and overseeing its
   1-16  growth and development in the ensuing years, the Texas Arts and
   1-17  Crafts Educational Foundation, Inc., has created the highest
   1-18  possible standards for this annual celebration to ensure that this
   1-19  showcase event is operated exclusively for charitable and
   1-20  educational purposes, and its outstanding achievements in this
   1-21  regard are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be
   1-22  it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
   1-24  hereby confer on the Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair in Kerrville
    2-1  the distinction of being the official arts and crafts fair of Texas
    2-2  and that its organizers be extended heartfelt best wishes for
    2-3  continued success in the future; and, be it further
    2-4        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-5  prepared for the Texas Arts and Crafts Educational Foundation, Inc.