1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1139 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize the winners of the 1998-1999 Keep Texas Beautiful 1-5 Governor's Community Achievement Awards; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The winners in the nine different population 1-7 categories are: Austin, Waco, Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Greenville, 1-8 Taylor, Whitehouse, Muenster, and Quintana; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The first-place cities were among a group of 54 1-10 entrants and 69 applicants from the various population groups; 1-11 the winners will share $1 million in landscaping projects awarded 1-12 by the Texas Department of Transportation; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Co-sponsor of the Governor's Awards, the Texas 1-14 Department of Transportation has participated in the program since 1-15 1985; the program has been supported by the Governor of Texas since 1-16 1967; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Recognizing communities for their grassroots 1-18 endeavors in beautification, this awards program encourages local 1-19 environmental improvement through litter prevention, solid waste 1-20 management, recycling, public education, and litter law enforcement; 1-21 and 1-22 WHEREAS, The awards will be presented and all applicant 2-1 communities will be recognized at a luncheon to be held July 2, 1999, 2-2 during the 32nd Annual Keep Texas Beautiful Convention in Austin; 2-3 now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate the cities of Austin, Waco, 2-6 Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Greenville, Taylor, Whitehouse, Muenster, and 2-7 Quintana for winning the 1998-1999 Keep Texas Beautiful Awards; and, 2-8 be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 2-10 expression of high regard and esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-11 Bernsen 2-12 Armbrister Harris Ogden 2-13 Barrientos Haywood Ratliff 2-14 Bivins Jackson Shapiro 2-15 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-16 Cain Lucio Sibley 2-17 Carona Luna Truan 2-18 Duncan Madla Wentworth 2-19 Ellis Moncrief West 2-20 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 2-21 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 2-22 Perry, President of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 2-26 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-27 on May 28, 1999. 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Secretary of the Senate 2-30 ______________________________________ 2-31 Member, Texas Senate