1-1     By:  Flores (Senate Sponsor - Lucio)                  H.C.R. No. 66
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 1999;
 1-3     April 20, 1999, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Administration; May 14, 1999, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 14, 1999, sent to printer.)
 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-7           WHEREAS, The Red Grapefruit is one of the Lone Star State's
 1-8     best-known symbols, and its importance to the state's economy and
 1-9     culture is reflected in its designation as the Official State Fruit
1-10     of Texas; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Nestled deep in the state's famous citrus-growing
1-12     region, the city of Mission has long been associated with the
1-13     production of world-class citrus fruit and grapefruit in
1-14     particular, and the city's close identification with these crops is
1-15     aptly expressed by the popular annual event known as the Citrus
1-16     Fiesta; and
1-17           WHEREAS, In 1914, the state's first commercial citrus trees
1-18     were planted in the Mission area, and since that time this industry
1-19     has become a crucial component of the Texan presence in the world
1-20     marketplace; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Mission's preeminence as a citrus capital has been
1-22     widely acknowledged for many years, and in 1950 Governor Allan
1-23     Shivers referred to the city as the "Home of the Grapefruit" in an
1-24     official proclamation; and
1-25           WHEREAS, Even as skilled agriculturalists have taken
1-26     advantage of the region's rich soil and ideal climate to perfect
1-27     the Red Grapefruit's distinctive flavor and enticing appearance, so
1-28     has this delicious fruit achieved its current stature as both a
1-29     mainstay of the Mission economy and a fitting symbol of the city;
1-30     now, therefore, be it
1-31           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-32     hereby officially designate Mission the Home of the Grapefruit;
1-33     and, be it further
1-34           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
1-35     prepared for display in the city of Mission as an expression of
1-36     high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
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