R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The groundbreaking for the National Cowgirl Museum 1-2 and Hall of Fame's new facility takes place in February 2001 in 1-3 Fort Worth, and this noteworthy event is indeed worthy of special 1-4 recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Since it opened in Hereford in 1975, the facility 1-6 has established itself as an educational resource for countless 1-7 people and is nationally renowned for its exhibits, research 1-8 library, and rare photograph collection and the honorees in its 1-9 Hall of Fame; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2002, the 1-11 new 33,000-square-foot facility is located in Fort Worth's 1-12 venerable cultural district and will include five exhibit 1-13 galleries, traveling exhibits, and a multipurpose theater, as well 1-14 as an expanded research library, a retail store, and the 1-15 prestigious Hall of Fame; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Cowgirls helped shape the American West and have 1-17 become an enduring symbol of strength, hope, and perseverance, and 1-18 this outstanding structure will give fellow Texans and visitors an 1-19 appreciation for the spirit of these pioneering women; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The rich heritage and tradition of the cowgirl 1-21 spirit is an important part of the Lone Star State's history, and 1-22 it is truly a privilege to acknowledge the development of the new 1-23 site of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame; now, 1-24 therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby commemorate the groundbreaking of the National 2-3 Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and extend to all those associated 2-4 with this unique facility sincere best wishes for good fortune and 2-5 happiness in future endeavors; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for prominent display in the National Cowgirl Museum and 2-8 Hall of Fame as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-9 Representatives. Truitt Brown of Kaufman Chavez Crownover Danburg Denny Ehrhardt Hamric Hawley Hupp Jones of Bexar Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on February 22, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House