By Gallego                                           H.C.R. No. 201

         75R9822 JHS-D                           

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The 25th anniversary of the establishment of

 1-2     Guadalupe Mountains National Park will be commemorated on September

 1-3     30, 1997, and this event is certainly deserving of special

 1-4     legislative recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Participants will celebrate  this landmark occasion

 1-6     at Frijole Ranch, where they will be treated to delicious Texas

 1-7     barbecue, toe-tapping country music, and an afternoon of

 1-8     reminiscing about the quarter-century of pleasure and adventure

 1-9     that the park has provided to the public; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Created in 1972, Guadalupe Mountains National Park

1-11     hosts more than 200,000 visitors annually, and the park's 80-plus

1-12     miles of hiking trails wind through some of the most rugged and

1-13     scenic country in the Lone Star State; the park's nearly 90,000

1-14     acres of Chihuahuan desert lowlands, canyons, and montane forests

1-15     are home to several threatened and endangered species as well as

1-16     other wildlife, and this mountainous region features Texas' four

1-17     highest peaks, including 8,749-foot Guadalupe Peak; and

1-18           WHEREAS, Texans are justifiably proud of the diverse and

1-19     magnificent landscapes that make up the Lone Star State, and the

1-20     importance of preserving these areas cannot be overstated; the

1-21     beauty and grandeur of Guadalupe Mountains National Park has

1-22     inspired countless individuals, and the 25th anniversary of this

1-23     West Texas region is indeed a day worth noting in the annals of

1-24     Texas history; now, therefore, be it

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 2-2     hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of Guadalupe Mountains

 2-3     National Park and extend sincere best wishes to the organizers of

 2-4     this event and to the many people who work to maintain this

 2-5     national treasure.