1-1  By:  Hilderbran (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth)          H.C.R. No. 69
    1-2        (In the Senate - Received from the House April 3, 1995;
    1-3  April 4, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on State
    1-4  Affairs; May 8, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote:
    1-5  Yeas 12, Nays 0; May 8, 1995, sent to printer.)
    1-6                      HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-7        WHEREAS, The Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair, which is
    1-8  hosted annually by the city of Kerrville, is the premier festival
    1-9  of its kind in the state; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Determined to provide Texans with an exceptional
   1-11  event for artisans and connoisseurs of Texas handiwork, the Texas
   1-12  Tourist Development Agency conducted a statewide search for an
   1-13  ideal location and selected the campus of Schreiner College in
   1-14  Kerrville as the site for the initial arts and crafts fair in 1972;
   1-15  and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Attendees are offered an exciting and enlightening
   1-17  experience, with beautifully crafted works at every turn, unique
   1-18  entertainments for adults and children, and hearty helpings of food
   1-19  and drink, all wrapped in the atmosphere of an old-fashioned
   1-20  country fair; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Given charge of the fair in 1975 and overseeing its
   1-22  growth and development in the ensuing years, the Texas Arts and
   1-23  Crafts Educational Foundation, Inc., has created the highest
   1-24  possible standards for this annual celebration to ensure that this
   1-25  showcase event is operated exclusively for charitable and
   1-26  educational purposes, and its outstanding achievements in this
   1-27  regard are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be
   1-28  it
   1-29        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
   1-30  hereby confer on the Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair in Kerrville
   1-31  the distinction of being the official arts and crafts fair of Texas
   1-32  and that its organizers be extended heartfelt best wishes for
   1-33  continued success in the future; and, be it further
   1-34        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   1-35  prepared for the Texas Arts and Crafts Educational Foundation, Inc.
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