R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pride
1-2 in recognizing February 7, 2001, as Food Checkout Day in Texas; and
1-3 WHEREAS, Farmers and ranchers throughout Texas produce food
1-4 that is not only of the highest quality but also abundant and
1-5 affordable; in addition to providing our state with essential
1-6 goods, they take every precaution to ensure that Texas' cropland
1-7 and pastureland will remain rich and fertile for generations to
1-8 come; and
1-9 WHEREAS, With food being both bountiful and affordable thanks
1-10 to these noteworthy individuals, the average American citizen will
1-11 need to work only 38 days in 2001 to earn enough income to purchase
1-12 food for the entire year; moreover, today the Lone Star State
1-13 boasts an exemplary food distribution system that safely and
1-14 efficiently distributes these affordable goods to its citizens; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Texas' farmers and ranchers also greatly assist the
1-16 less fortunate by collecting and distributing food to worthwhile
1-17 charities such as the Ronald McDonald House, where their altruistic
1-18 efforts have been invaluable to housing and feeding the families of
1-19 critically ill and hospitalized children; and
1-20 WHEREAS, By February 7, 2001, the average Texan will have
1-21 earned enough money to obtain a year's worth of food; this would
1-22 not be possible without the continued devotion of Texas' numerous
1-23 farmers and ranchers to providing their state with an ample supply
1-24 of affordable and quality food; now, therefore, be it
2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-2 Legislature hereby recognize February 7, 2001, as Food Checkout Day
2-3 in Texas and commend the many dedicated farmers and ranchers for
2-4 their outstanding work.
Swinford
McReynolds
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 173 was adopted by the House on
February 7, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House