HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Kilgore will travel to
 1-2     Austin on April 13, 1999, to celebrate Kilgore Day at the State
 1-3     Capitol, and this noteworthy event furnishes an ideal opportunity
 1-4     to extol the virtues of this outstanding city; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Widely known for its role in the development of
 1-6     Texas, Kilgore is located near the center of the East Texas Oil
 1-7     Field, which was the largest oil field in the world at the time of
 1-8     its discovery; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Although the area was settled by plantation owners
1-10     before the Civil War, the town was not established until 1872, when
1-11     the International and Great Northern Railroad was built on land
1-12     owned by C. B. "Buck" Kilgore; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The huge East Texas Oil Field was discovered on
1-14     October 5, 1930, when the Daisy Bradford #3 gushed in south of
1-15     Kilgore; at one time, more than 1,100 oil wells were operating
1-16     simultaneously within the city limits; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The East Texas Oil Museum re-creates every aspect of
1-18     the oil boom days of the 1930s and the daily lives of the people
1-19     affected by the boom through dioramas, films, sound, and mementos
1-20     of the oil field; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Today Kilgore is blessed with a strong and
1-22     diversified economy and farsighted and determined citizens; the
1-23     city boasts over 35 industries that produce such diverse goods as
1-24     bass boats, plastic bags, communication satellite antennae, plastic
 2-1     containers and lids, aircraft parts, industrial ovens, chocolate
 2-2     candy, and bathroom fixtures; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, For nearly 90 years, Kilgore has enhanced the
 2-4     economy of the state, and its citizens continue these efforts by
 2-5     actively participating in the regional development of the area
 2-6     through such programs as the Lone Star City, the Northeast Texas
 2-7     Economic Developers Roundtable, and the Northeast Texas Tourism
 2-8     Council; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, The city is the home of Kilgore College, a two-year
2-10     liberal arts and industrial training institution that was founded
2-11     in 1935 and currently enrolls 4,155 students; the college is the
2-12     proud sponsor of the world-famous precision drill and dance team,
2-13     the Kilgore College Rangerettes; and
2-14           WHEREAS, Kilgore is the boyhood home of world-renowned
2-15     pianist Van Cliburn, who brought enormous prestige and fame to
2-16     Kilgore and the State of Texas by winning the 1958 Tchaikovsky
2-17     International Piano Competition in Moscow; in addition, this
2-18     talented gentleman recorded Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B-flat, which
2-19     sold one million copies by 1962 and was the first classical album
2-20     to have achieved such a level of prominence; and
2-21           WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant James Marion Logan is also a
2-22     distinguished Kilgore resident, who is known as the "Hero of
2-23     Salerno" for his conspicuous gallantry and bravery during World War
2-24     II; he is the recipient of the United States' highest military
2-25     honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the first recipient of
2-26     the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, and has received the
2-27     Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart;
 3-1     this extraordinary man is still active in community affairs and
 3-2     with his local Texas National Guard unit, exemplifying the best
 3-3     that Kilgore has to offer Texas and our nation; and
 3-4           WHEREAS, One of the city's chief assets is its warm and
 3-5     hospitable citizenry, and their many important contributions to the
 3-6     State of Texas are truly worthy of special legislative recognition;
 3-7     now, therefore, be it
 3-8           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
 3-9     hereby recognize April 13, 1999, as Kilgore Day at the State
3-10     Capitol and join the citizens of that city in paying tribute to a
3-11     fine Texas city; and, be it further
3-12           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-13     prepared for the city of Kilgore as a commemoration of this grand
3-14     occasion and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
3-15     Representatives and Senate.
                                                                     Merritt
         Laney                   Glaze                    Moreno of El Paso
         Alexander               Goodman                  Morrison
         Allen                   Goolsby                  Mowery
         Alvarado                Gray                     Naishtat
         Averitt                 Green                    Najera
         Bailey                  Greenberg                Nixon
         Berman                  Grusendorf               Noriega
         Bonnen                  Gutierrez                Oliveira
         Bosse                   Haggerty                 Olivo
         Brimer                  Hamric                   Palmer
         Brown of Kaufman        Hardcastle               Pickett
         Brown of Brazos         Hartnett                 Pitts
         Burnam                  Hawley                   Puente
         Capelo                  Heflin                   Ramsay
         Carter                  Hilbert                  Rangel
         Chavez                  Hilderbran               Reyna of Bexar
         Chisum                  Hill                     Reyna of Dallas
         Christian               Hinojosa                 Ritter
         Clark                   Hochberg                 Sadler
         Coleman                 Hodge                    Salinas
         Cook                    Homer                    Seaman
         Corte                   Hope                     Shields
         Counts                  Howard                   Siebert
         Crabb                   Hunter                   Smith
         Craddick                Hupp                     Smithee
         Crownover               Isett                    Solis of Cameron
         Cuellar                 Janek                    Solis of Bexar
         Culberson               Jones of Brazos          Solomons
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Staples
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Dallas          Swinford
         Davis of Dallas         Junell                   Talton
         Delisi                  Keel                     Telford
         Denny                   Keffer                   Thompson
         Deshotel                King of Parker           Tillery
         Driver                  King of Uvalde           Truitt
         Dukes                   Krusee                   Turner of Coleman
         Dunnam                  Kuempel                  Turner of Harris
         Dutton                  Lengefeld                Uher
         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Uresti
         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Van de Putte
         Eiland                  Longoria                 Walker
         Elkins                  Luna                     West
         Ellis                   McCall                   Williams
         Farabee                 McClendon                Wilson
         Farrar                  McReynolds               Wise
         Flores                  Madden                   Wohlgemuth
         Gallego                 Marchant                 Wolens
         Garcia                  Maxey                    Woolley
         George                  Merritt                  Yarbrough
         Giddings                Moreno of Harris         Zbranek
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 230 was adopted by the House on
         April 13, 1999, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 230 was adopted by the Senate on
         April 13, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  _____________________
                            Date
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                          Governor