By:  Harris                                           S.R. No. 1037
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, As the State of Texas grows in population and cities
    1-3  expand into formerly rural areas, the state's wildlife may undergo
    1-4  stress as encroachment on their habitat increases; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Attwater Prairie Chicken is one of the great
    1-6  natural assets of the State of Texas and one of its endangered
    1-7  species; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, The Attwater Prairie Chicken is in a precarious
    1-9  position with only a very few birds left in the wild; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The rate of decline in this bird population exceeded
   1-11  that of whooping cranes through the middle years of this century;
   1-12  and
   1-13        WHEREAS, The Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge was established
   1-14  in July, 1972, to preserve the habitat of the endangered coastal
   1-15  prairie chicken and thus preserve this bird for future generations
   1-16  of Texans to enjoy; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The refuge covers 7,980 acres of land consisting of
   1-18  native prairie, potholes, sandy knolls, and wooded areas; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, The plight of these endangered birds is of concern
   1-20  to all Texans; now, therefore, be it
   1-21        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-22  74th Legislature, hereby declare May 15, 1995, as Attwater Prairie
   1-23  Chicken Day in Texas to underscore the importance of this native
    2-1  bird to our great state.
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    2-3                                       President of the Senate
    2-4                                    I hereby certify that the above
    2-5                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    2-6                               on May 12, 1995.
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    2-8                                       Secretary of the Senate
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   2-10                                        Member, Texas Senate