By:  Armbrister                                       S.R. No. 1025
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The City of Elgin has long been regarded as the
    1-3  place to go for mouthwatering, delectable barbecue, and as word
    1-4  of its renowned Elgin sausage has spread far and wide across this
    1-5  great land, citizens from all walks of life have been drawn to this
    1-6  charming Central Texas community to sample what many believe to be
    1-7  the finest sausage made in the United States today; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, While many have enjoyed visiting the town of Elgin
    1-9  and its many fine barbecue establishments, still others must
   1-10  satisfy their craving for Elgin sausage by purchasing it at one
   1-11  of the 452 outlets where it is sold; Texans whose business and
   1-12  family obligations have taken them far away from the confines of
   1-13  the Lone Star State can also go about their business contentedly,
   1-14  secure in the knowledge that Elgin sausage can be shipped anywhere
   1-15  in the world; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, In any given week, 65,000 pounds of sausage are
   1-17  produced by Elgin's three sausage plants, which together represent
   1-18  188 years of sausage-producing experience; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Meyer's Elgin Sausage was declared the "Best Sausage
   1-20  in the State of Texas" by the judges of the Hallettsville State
   1-21  Sausage Championship in 1993, though most people would have a
   1-22  difficult time choosing a favorite among the 11 tasty varieties
   1-23  produced in Elgin; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, A succulent staple in the diet of many Texans, Elgin
    2-2  sausage has helped to put the City of Elgin on the map, and the
    2-3  community thoroughly enjoys its reputation as a barbecue mecca,
    2-4  which it has helped to encourage this year through its sponsorship
    2-5  of the 8th Annual Hogeye Festival; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Elgin has long been touted as the state's Sausage
    2-7  Capital by such prominent publications as The Wall Street Journal,
    2-8  The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and Texas Highways magazine
    2-9  and, in light of its extraordinary achievements in this regard, it
   2-10  is time to award this community the full recognition it so richly
   2-11  deserves; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-13  74th Legislature, hereby designate the City of Elgin as the Sausage
   2-14  Capital of Texas; and, be it further
   2-15        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
   2-16  prepared for prominent display in Elgin as an acknowledgement of
   2-17  the community's distinction by the Texas Senate.
   2-18                               ______________________________________
   2-19                                       President of the Senate
   2-20                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-21                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-22                               on May 11, 1995.
   2-23                               ______________________________________
   2-24                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-25                               ______________________________________
    3-1                                        Member, Texas Senate