By: Truan S.R. No. 275 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Corpus Christi Day will be celebrated at the State 1-3 Capitol on February 22, 1995; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance will 1-5 host a reception at 5:00 p.m. at the Pecan Street Cafe on Austin's 1-6 Sixth Street honoring the Members of the 74th Texas Legislature; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, First settled as a frontier trading post in 1839, 1-9 the City of Corpus Christi is now ranked as the 64th largest city 1-10 in the United States and the eighth largest city in Texas; happily, 1-11 Corpus Christi has managed to attain this status without sacrificing 1-12 the delightful quality of life that remains one of its chief 1-13 attractions; and 1-14 WHEREAS, This vacationer's paradise, which is located near 1-15 the Padre Island National Seashore, has long been one of Texas' 1-16 most popular coastal playground cities and the recreational center 1-17 of South Texas; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The beautiful seaside city is the deepest port in 1-19 Texas and the sixth busiest in the nation with ships from nearly 1-20 every country in the world; its major cargoes are oil and refined 1-21 products, chemicals, bulk materials, and agricultural products; 1-22 vessels transporting cargo to and from all ports of the world 1-23 moved more than 77.6 million tons of cargo through the port in 2-1 1994; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi Bay Area's economic growth has 2-3 a bright forecast, creating new jobs faster than either state 2-4 or national averages; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Corpus Christi and the Bay Area continue to attract 2-6 residents as roughly 500,000 people have discovered this lovely 2-7 and desirable region in which to make their home; and 2-8 WHEREAS, The city is doubly proud to have two excellent 2-9 centers for higher education: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2-10 (formerly Corpus Christi State University), and Del Mar College; 2-11 and 2-12 WHEREAS, Corpus Christi is a regional center for cultural 2-13 activities that feature the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, the 2-14 Texas State Aquarium, and the Columbus Fleet as well as the Bayfront 2-15 Arts and Science Park, the home for the Bayfront Plaza Convention 2-16 Center, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Museum of Science 2-17 and History, which houses the Spanish Shipwreck Collection, Harbor 2-18 Playhouse, and the Corpus Christi Watergarden; the Texas Jazz 2-19 Festival is one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the 2-20 country; Bayfest, an annual weekend family waterfront festival, 2-21 regularly draws 150,000 people; the Corpus Christi Greyhound Race 2-22 Track gives tourists and South Texans a run for their entertainment 2-23 dollars; now, therefore, be it 2-24 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-25 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate the citizens of 3-1 Corpus Christi and join with them in a splendid celebration 3-2 of Corpus Christi Day; and, be it further 3-3 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-4 the City of Corpus Christi in recognition of this splendid 3-5 occasion from the Texas Senate. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 President of the Senate 3-8 I hereby certify that the above 3-9 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-10 on February 21, 1995. 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Secretary of the Senate 3-13 ______________________________________ 3-14 Member, Texas Senate