1-1     By:  Averitt (Senate Sponsor - Ogden)                 H.C.R. No. 12
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 1999;
 1-3     May 12, 1999, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Administration; May 13, 1999, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 13, 1999, sent to printer.)
 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-7           WHEREAS, The city of Marlin has long been associated with the
 1-8     hot mineral water springs that bubble up from far beneath the Texas
 1-9     soil, and for this reason it is truly appropriate that Marlin be
1-10     designated as the Official Hot Mineral Water City of Texas; and
1-11           WHEREAS, The discovery of the springs occurred in 1893, when
1-12     early residents of this Central Texas town drilled a well while
1-13     searching for an additional water supply and were instead greeted
1-14     by a 50-foot-high steaming geyser; and
1-15           WHEREAS, After overcoming their initial surprise, Marlinites
1-16     quickly discovered the therapeutic value of that newfound spring,
1-17     and while the city and its bathhouses and hotels grew around the
1-18     outflow, Marlin and its hot mineral springs gained recognition as
1-19     one of the world's preeminent health resorts; and
1-20           WHEREAS, The recuperative value of Marlin's mineral springs
1-21     is well documented, and whether used for bathing or consumed
1-22     internally, the health-giving waters have been shown to provide
1-23     relief from numerous disorders and to help cleanse the body of
1-24     toxins; and
1-25           WHEREAS, More recently, Marlin's citizens have used the
1-26     steaming springs as an alternative form of energy, harnessing the
1-27     geothermal discharge and using it as an economical source of power
1-28     for the city; this latest innovation has not only lessened the
1-29     reliance on natural gas but has also served as a blueprint for
1-30     other cities with natural geothermal capability; and
1-31           WHEREAS, For more than a century, the hot mineral water
1-32     springs of Marlin have been an integral part of the growth and
1-33     development of this fine city, and the inextricable link that
1-34     exists between the two is indeed reason to christen Marlin the
1-35     Official Hot Mineral Water City of Texas; now, therefore, be it
1-36           RESOLVED, That the 76th Texas Legislature of the State of
1-37     Texas hereby designate Marlin as the Official Hot Mineral Water
1-38     City of Texas and extend sincere best wishes to the residents of
1-39     this outstanding city; and, be it further
1-40           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
1-41     prepared for the citizens of Marlin as a token of high regard by
1-42     the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
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