R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up will be
1-2 held in Sweetwater on the weekend of March 7-9, 1997; and
1-3 WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Sweetwater Jaycees since 1958, this
1-4 internationally acclaimed event has attracted thousands of people
1-5 to this modest Texas town; many of the 35,000 annual visitors come
1-6 to participate in the snake hunt, although most are there for the
1-7 thrill of seeing live rattlesnakes and the chance to taste this
1-8 Texas delicacy; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Conceived by a group of area farmers and ranchers
1-10 plagued by an abundance of rattlers, the event has grown to become
1-11 the world's largest round-up, with more than 100 tons of western
1-12 diamondback rattlesnakes turned in to date; and
1-13 WHEREAS, Among the highlights of this three-day affair are
1-14 the Rattlesnake Run, the rattlesnake review parade, and the Miss
1-15 Snake Charmer beauty contest, in which contestants compete for
1-16 college scholarships donated by the Jaycees; proceeds from the
1-17 round-up go toward the support of local charities and youth
1-18 programs and help fund the Sunshine Inn, a learning center for the
1-19 mentally handicapped; and
1-20 WHEREAS, The round-up also offers visitors the opportunity to
1-21 see experienced snake handlers demonstrate the various milking
1-22 techniques used to extract the snakes' dangerous venom; this toxic
1-23 substance is beneficial to cancer research and can be used as an
1-24 antidote to snakebite; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The Rattlesnake Round-Up has generated a great deal
2-2 of publicity for the city of Sweetwater and its fine citizens, and
2-3 the Sweetwater Jaycees are truly deserving of special legislative
2-4 recognition for their sponsorship of this popular event; now,
2-5 therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby commend the Sweetwater Jaycees on their
2-8 sponsorship of the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up and extend
2-9 to the Jaycees best wishes for success with this year's event; and,
2-10 be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for the Sweetwater Jaycees as an expression of high regard
2-13 by the Texas House of Representatives.
Counts
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
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 212 was adopted by the House on
February 26, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House