R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Winter 1996 issue of Our Texas magazine marked 1-2 the publication's fifth anniversary, and this auspicious occasion 1-3 is indeed worthy of special praise and recognition; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Founded in 1991 by publisher Gemeral Berry, Jr., Our 1-5 Texas uniquely reflects the depth and diversity of the 1-6 African-American experience in Texas, and the enthusiastic public 1-7 response to the quarterly confirms the astuteness of Mr. Berry's 1-8 vision; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In the five years since the magazine's inception, 1-10 its staff and management have established themselves as being among 1-11 the Lone Star State's most accomplished journalists, and Our Texas 1-12 has already been accorded a number of honors, including two Katie 1-13 awards from the Dallas chapter of the Society of Professional 1-14 Journalists and the Griot Award, presented by the Dallas-Fort Worth 1-15 Association of Black Communicators; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The talented team of professionals that produce Our 1-17 Texas can take great pride and satisfaction in their first five 1-18 years of publication, and under the leadership of Mr. Berry and 1-19 editor Cliff Hocker, they now look forward to embracing the 1-20 challenges and opportunities of the years to come; now, therefore, 1-21 be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby congratulate all those associated with Our Texas 1-24 magazine on the publication's fifth anniversary and extend to them 2-1 sincere best wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it 2-2 further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the staff of Our Texas magazine as an expression of 2-5 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Davis _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 345 was adopted by the House on April 3, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House