HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Members of the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce will 1-2 be in Austin on March 20, 1997, as part of Gainesville Chamber of 1-3 Commerce Day at the Capitol, and it is a privilege to welcome these 1-4 esteemed Texans to the Capital City; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Established in 1850, Gainesville occupies an 1-6 exciting chapter in the saga of the Lone Star State; this North 1-7 Texas region was originally inhabited by Wichita Indians, and Anglo 1-8 settlers began arriving in the early 1840s, seeking to carve out 1-9 their place among the region's rolling hills; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Much of the city's colorful history can be 1-11 experienced by touring the Morton Museum of Cooke County and the 1-12 city's fine collection of 19th-century historic homes; other 1-13 interesting attractions include the Frank Buck Zoo, named for the 1-14 famous adventurer and Gainesville native, and the Texas Travel 1-15 Information Center, which features a staff of professional travel 1-16 counselors to assist Cooke County's many visitors; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The distinctive countryside of this North Texas 1-18 region offers visitors and residents a host of scenic drives with 1-19 numerous superb vistas, while Gainesville's Factory Outlet Shops 1-20 are a mecca for bargain hunters and provide valuable employment 1-21 opportunities for Gainesville's citizens; and 1-22 WHEREAS, The city offers a range of excellent education 1-23 options to its residents, including six elementary schools and a 1-24 junior and senior high school; in addition, Gainesville is home to 2-1 Cooke County Junior College and North Central Texas College; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The people of Gainesville are justifiably proud of 2-3 their city, for its rich heritage is uniquely intertwined with the 2-4 development of the Lone Star State, and the many contributions of 2-5 the city's citizens are truly worthy of special legislative 2-6 recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-8 hereby designate March 20, 1997, as Gainesville Chamber of Commerce 2-9 Day at the Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the members of this 2-10 fine organization as they celebrate this significant event; and, be 2-11 it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for the members of the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce as 2-14 an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives 2-15 and Senate. Clark 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. 157 was adopted by the House on March 19, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 157 was adopted by the Senate on March 20, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor