HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The citizens of Midland and Odessa have found that
1-2 working together as neighbors can provide numerous mutual benefits,
1-3 and their example is an inspiration to all Texas communities; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Members of the two city councils and chambers of
1-5 commerce meet regularly to discuss concerns affecting the Permian
1-6 Basin area, and together the communities have sponsored several
1-7 important initiatives that have helped to make the region a better
1-8 place in which to live, work, and rear a family, including the
1-9 Midland/Odessa Transportation Alliance, the Permian Basin Drug Task
1-10 Force, the Permian Basin Food Bank, and the Midland/Odessa Symphony
1-11 & Chorale; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Their cooperative spirit is further evidenced by a
1-13 Friendship Marker erected on State Highway 191 between the two
1-14 communities; moreover, Midland/Odessa has earned the distinction of
1-15 being one of only two pairs of cities in the country to receive a
1-16 joint postmark from the United States Postal Service, and their
1-17 designation as a joint metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has
1-18 helped the communities to become one of the largest MSAs in West
1-19 Texas; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Through their concerted efforts, the citizens of
1-21 Midland and Odessa have forged an alliance that has contributed
1-22 greatly to the economic growth of their region and of the Lone Star
1-23 State, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor these dedicated Texans
1-24 for their exemplary work; now, therefore, be it
2-1 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-2 hereby declare February 25, 1997, Midland/Odessa Joint Legislative
2-3 Day and commend the citizens of those communities for their efforts
2-4 to make the area one of Texas' finest regions; and, be it further
2-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-6 prepared for prominent display in the communities at Midland and
2-7 Odessa as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
2-8 Representatives and Senate.
Craddick
West
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 33 was adopted by the House on
February 10, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 33 was adopted by the Senate on
June 2, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor