R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Edinburg, Texas, has been named a 2000 winner of the
1-2 All-America City award, the oldest and most prestigious prize
1-3 accorded communities in the United States; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Given by the National Civic League and by Allstate,
1-5 the award salutes communities that bring together diverse
1-6 perspectives and segments of their population in order to address
1-7 the most important local needs; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Edinburg was one of 10 winners chosen for the 2000
1-9 designation, out of 30 finalists; as part of its application, the
1-10 city submitted descriptions of three projects that had significant,
1-11 demonstrable results and promise to make a long-lasting
1-12 contribution to the city; and
1-13 WHEREAS, These projects include the South Texas Youth
1-14 Initiative, a nonprofit organization created by high school
1-15 students to teach elementary and secondary students effective
1-16 leadership skills; the Beautification Matching Loan Program, which
1-17 supplements funding from lending institutions for the purpose of
1-18 financing repairs, renovations, and improvements in the downtown
1-19 district; and the establishment of a city task force that succeeded
1-20 in keeping a large employer in the city; and
1-21 WHEREAS, In addition to fostering community pride and
1-22 cohesion, these projects can serve to instruct and inspire other
1-23 groups across the country as they seek ways of dealing with similar
1-24 issues; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The winner of two previous All-America City awards,
2-2 in 1968 and 1995, Edinburg has a tradition of open, inclusive, and
2-3 visionary civic problem-solving that will continue to invigorate
2-4 this forward-looking Texas town, and it is a pleasure to join with
2-5 its citizens in celebrating this newest tribute to their civic
2-6 spirit; now, therefore, be it
2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate the citizens of Edinburg on their
2-9 community's designation as a 2000 All-America City and extend to
2-10 them sincere best wishes for good fortune in all their future
2-11 endeavors.
Hinojosa
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. 211 was adopted by the House on
February 8, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House