R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to
1-2 recognize April 27, 1999, as Texas Corn Day at the State Capitol;
1-3 and
1-4 WHEREAS, Indigenous to this hemisphere, corn was first
1-5 cultivated in the form of maize by Native Americans throughout the
1-6 Americas; these people recognized the diversity of the crop more
1-7 than 7,000 years ago, consuming it as a fresh vegetable, flour, and
1-8 popcorn, and it became so central to their way of life that Mayans
1-9 believed the gods had created them out of maize; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Early western explorers described this remarkable
1-11 plant as the "staple crop of the Americas" because of its
1-12 adaptability, durability, and diversity; many of America's first
1-13 settlers credited the gift of corn for their survival during their
1-14 initial winter in the New World; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Corn also played a significant role in early Texas
1-16 history, as Spanish missionaries and Anglo-American colonists
1-17 greatly relied on it as a vegetable, as well as for flour, oil, and
1-18 feed-grain for their cattle; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Today corn has become America's leading cash crop,
1-20 with more than half a million farmers harvesting 85 million acres
1-21 of farmland and producing 9.5 billion bushels of corn; each year
1-22 Texas farmers generate 248 million bushels and harvest 2.1 million
1-23 acres of crop land; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Much of this corn is exported to markets around the
2-1 world, including Japan, Taiwan, China, Africa, Mexico, Russia, and
2-2 Europe; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Corn is truly a versatile crop with more than 1,000
2-4 uses for, in addition to its role as feed-grain to Texas' six
2-5 million cattle and two million hogs, it is a renewable resource for
2-6 food, fiber, textiles, and ethanol fuel and is the primary
2-7 ingredient in a host of products, such as colas and other
2-8 beverages, building materials, chemicals, fuel, paper, adhesives,
2-9 and clothing; and
2-10 WHEREAS, Through its diversity, corn has become one of
2-11 America's most essential crops, and it is indeed appropriate to pay
2-12 tribute to corn and Texas corn producers at this time; now,
2-13 therefore, be it
2-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-15 Legislature hereby recognize April 27, 1999, as Texas Corn Day and
2-16 extend to all those associated with this occasion sincere best
2-17 wishes for an enjoyable day and a profitable harvest.
Cook
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 732 was adopted by the House on April
27, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House