HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, On April 15, 1997, many proud residents of Bryan and 1-2 College Station will be in Austin to celebrate Bryan-College 1-3 Station Day at the Capitol, and this festive event offers an ideal 1-4 opportunity to extol the many virtues of these noteworthy cities; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, Nestled in the lush Brazos Valley, the communities 1-7 are surrounded by gently rolling fields and rich woodlands, and the 1-8 area's remarkable natural beauty is an apt reflection of its wealth 1-9 of natural resources; a cattle and hog production center, the 1-10 region also produces sorghums, corn, cotton, wheat, oats, and 1-11 pecans; and 1-12 WHEREAS, In more recent years, agriculture has been joined by 1-13 a number of other businesses in contributing to the area's 1-14 prosperity, and computers, offshore technology, and research and 1-15 development firms have all taken their places as mainstays of the 1-16 local economy; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The modern marriage of agribusiness and 1-18 state-of-the-art scientific inquiry is embodied in Texas A&M 1-19 University, the nation's third-largest institution of higher 1-20 learning and a world leader in the development of new agricultural 1-21 and industrial technologies; integral to the phenomenal success of 1-22 Texas as a center of commerce, the university is both heir to a 1-23 rich legacy of educational excellence and an indispensable 1-24 component of the state's economic future; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Bryan-College Station's winning combination of 2-2 small-town charm and the amenities of a modern metropolis has won 2-3 the hearts of the many visitors who return to become residents, and 2-4 the area's high quality of life and booming economy have made it 2-5 one of the fastest-growing in the nation; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Blessed with a dynamic and friendly citizenry, 2-7 abundant natural resources, and a thriving economy, the 2-8 Bryan-College Station community is one of the Lone Star State's 2-9 greatest assets, and even as its residents take pride and 2-10 satisfaction in the area's remarkable success, they look forward to 2-11 the new challenges and opportunities of the next century; now, 2-12 therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-14 hereby designate April 15, 1997, as Bryan-College Station Day at 2-15 the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the Bryan-College 2-16 Station delegation. Roman 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. 192 was adopted by the House on April 15, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 192 was adopted by the Senate on April 15, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor