HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-2 joining the residents of Tarrant County and the Coalition of 1-3 Tarrant County Chambers of Commerce in declaring March 10, 1997, 1-4 Tarrant County Day; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Located in central North Texas, Tarrant County is a 1-6 popular area for vacationing, and its cities are well known for 1-7 their museums and the preservation of historic sites; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Today, the flavor of the Old West is still inspiring 1-9 in the ranch lands, museums, art, and recreational centers in 1-10 Tarrant County; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Known to many as "Where the West Begins," Tarrant 1-12 County is famous for its tourism centers such as the Fort Worth 1-13 Stockyards and the nationally known Six Flags Over Texas; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The county is flourishing economically and owes much 1-15 of its stability to the leadership provided by the Coalition of 1-16 Tarrant County Chambers of Commerce; the coalition represents more 1-17 than 7,000 business organizations throughout Tarrant County; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The coalition brings together 23 chambers of 1-19 commerce from throughout Tarrant County to support public policy 1-20 initiatives that meet the needs of employers, employees, clients, 1-21 and customers; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Noted for its many contributions to the overall 1-23 quality of life in Tarrant County, the Coalition of Tarrant County 1-24 Chambers of Commerce builds productive partnerships between the 2-1 business community and local, state, and federal governments to 2-2 provide for positive growth in business development; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The members of the Coalition of Tarrant County 2-4 Chambers of Commerce have greatly influenced the economic growth 2-5 and vitality of Tarrant County, and the residents of Tarrant County 2-6 have taken care to preserve its many amenities in the face of urban 2-7 growth and industrial development; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-9 hereby commend the people of Tarrant County on their achievements 2-10 and their contributions to our state and extend best wishes to them 2-11 for a joyous Tarrant County Day; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be prepared for the 2-13 residents of Tarrant County and the Coalition of Tarrant County 2-14 Chambers of Commerce as a token of esteem from the Texas Senate. Carter 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. 128 was adopted by the House on March 10, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 128 was adopted by the Senate on March 10, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor