R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas Forest Festival is celebrating its 16th
 1-2     anniversary in Lufkin, Texas, and the event's goal is to highlight
 1-3     the positive impact of the forest industry on the Lone Star State;
 1-4     and
 1-5           WHEREAS, The forest industry comprises one of the state's
 1-6     largest industrial sectors in terms of job creation and economic
 1-7     impact, with thousands of Texans employed by wood-based
 1-8     manufacturers; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Lufkin is the center of the forest industry in
1-10     Texas; the city is home to the offices of the National Forests in
1-11     Texas and the Texas Forest Service, and is also the headquarters of
1-12     the Texas Forestry Association and the nationally renowned Texas
1-13     Forestry Museum; and
1-14           WHEREAS, The heritage of the forestry profession in Lufkin is
1-15     linked with such giants in the lumber industry as Southland Paper
1-16     (now Donahue Corporation), the first company to produce newsprint
1-17     in the South, Louisiana-Pacific, Owens-Illinois, Champion
1-18     International, and Temple-Inland, which maintains its national
1-19     headquarters in Diboll, Texas; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Ideally situated for its purpose, the Texas Forest
1-21     Festival is held between two national forests, the Angelina
1-22     National Forest and the Davy Crockett National Forest; and
1-23           WHEREAS, The Texas Forest Festival is an eagerly anticipated
1-24     event each year in deep East Texas, and it consistently offers a
 2-1     forum for emphasizing the impact of the forestry industry on the
 2-2     region and the entire State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
 2-3           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-4     Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Forest Festival as the
 2-5     Official State Forest Festival and extend to the event's organizers
 2-6     and participants, and all those who work in the timber industry,
 2-7     sincere best wishes for continued success with this worthy
 2-8     endeavor.
                                                                  McReynolds
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1239 was adopted by the House on May
         27, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House