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