HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The city of Caldwell is the site of the annual
1-2 Kolache Festival, a daylong celebration of Czech heritage and
1-3 culture; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Held on the second Saturday of September, the
1-5 festival takes its name from kolache, a traditional Czech pastry
1-6 containing meat, cheese, fruit, poppyseed, or a combination of
1-7 various fillings; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Originally served as a wedding pastry, kolache has
1-9 long been a favorite national dessert throughout the Czech
1-10 Republic; early immigrants from that area brought the art of baking
1-11 these special confections to Texas when they settled in the
1-12 Burleson County area; and
1-13 WHEREAS, Today, bakers from around the state display their
1-14 talents at the Kolache Bake Show, a highlight of Caldwell's yearly
1-15 Kolache Festival; participating bakers may compete as professionals
1-16 or nonprofessionals for the titles of Burleson County Champion and
1-17 State Champion; and
1-18 WHEREAS, In addition to the Kolache Bake Show, the festival
1-19 offers demonstrations of such traditional Czech arts as basket
1-20 weaving, egg decorating, stenciling, wood carving, and quilting;
1-21 visitors may also sample a variety of delicious ethnic foods and
1-22 enjoy singing and dancing to lively Czech polkas; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Through their sponsorship of the annual Kolache
1-24 Festival, the citizens of Caldwell continue to preserve and
2-1 revitalize the area's rich Czech heritage; their exceptional
2-2 efforts in this regard will enable many Texans to share and
2-3 appreciate the enduring gifts of the Czechoslovakian culture; now,
2-4 therefore, be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-6 hereby recognize Caldwell as the Kolache Capital of Texas and
2-7 extend sincere best wishes to the town's citizens for the continued
2-8 success of the Kolache Festival; and, be it further
2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-10 prepared for the citizens of Caldwell as an expression of high
2-11 regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Kubiak
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. 152 was adopted by the House on
March 17, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 152 was adopted by the Senate on
March 26, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor