By McReynolds H.R. No. 1239 76R17620 WMS-D 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.