R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On February 8, 2001, many proud residents from West
1-2 will gather in Austin to celebrate West Day at the State Capitol;
1-3 and
1-4 WHEREAS, Established in 1881, this charming town in McLennan
1-5 County was named for prominent businessman, landowner, and
1-6 postmaster, Thomas West; originally a farming community, West has
1-7 grown through the years and now has a diverse economy that includes
1-8 varied manufacturing; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Many citizens of West are of Czechoslovakian
1-10 descent, and the city recognizes this part of its unique heritage
1-11 with an annual Westfest celebration that draws visitors from across
1-12 the Lone Star State and features music, arts and crafts, and
1-13 traditional foods, such as sausage, homemade dumplings, apple
1-14 strudel, and sumptuous fruit and meat kolaches; in addition, the
1-15 city earned the notable honors of being designated as the Czech
1-16 Heritage Capital of the State of Texas and home of the official
1-17 kolache by the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas; and
1-18 WHEREAS, This thriving small Texas town is also home to more
1-19 than 90 businesses, a hospital, a library, and the Katy Depot
1-20 Museum; residents and visitors can keep up with all the news and
1-21 events in West and the rest of the state in the West News, a weekly
1-22 newspaper that was established in 1889 and holds the distinction of
1-23 being the oldest business in the city; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Located a scant 80 miles south of Dallas, West
2-1 provides its citizens with a splendid combination of small-town
2-2 virtues and access to big-city life; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Today, West has a population of more than 2,800
2-4 people and remains one of the Lone Star State's great assets; it is
2-5 an outstanding place in which to live, work, and raise a family,
2-6 and it is most appropriate to pay tribute to it at this time; now,
2-7 therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2001, as West Day at the
2-10 State Capitol and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes for
2-11 future success and happiness.
Dunnam
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. 202 was adopted by the House on
February 8, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House