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