R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant, held annually in
1-2 Fort Worth, has long provided its participants with the opportunity
1-3 to gain poise, confidence, and life skills that will benefit them
1-4 throughout their lives, and this esteemed organization is most
1-5 deserving of special recognition; and
1-6 WHEREAS, The Miss Texas Pageant was founded in 1936, and has
1-7 since drawn contestants from across the state to Tarrant County to
1-8 compete for the coveted title of Miss Texas; once named, the winner
1-9 joins women from throughout the nation in the Miss America Pageant;
1-10 and
1-11 WHEREAS, Miss Texas travels throughout the state during her
1-12 year-long reign to speak at schools and to other groups, addressing
1-13 community issues and matters that are relevant to young Texans and
1-14 women; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Through tremendous hard work and cooperation in
1-16 their communities, hundreds of volunteers organize the preliminary
1-17 competitions, secure scholarship awards, and support such
1-18 worthwhile endeavors as the "Texas Cares for Children" program,
1-19 which focuses on self-esteem and drug awareness in public schools;
1-20 and
1-21 WHEREAS, Among the many cities that actively support the Miss
1-22 Texas Scholarship Pageant is the Hurst-Euless-Bedford (HEB)
1-23 community, whose numerous volunteers, organizers, sponsors, and
1-24 participants give generously of their time and many talents on
2-1 behalf of this time-honored event; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Recent years have seen much success for HEB's local
2-3 pageant, as both the current Miss Texas, Tara Watson, and the 1999
2-4 Miss Texas, Yanci Yarbrough, were representatives of this North
2-5 Texas community; these two exceptional women have spoken at more
2-6 than 500 schools, addressing 300,000 students on a host of
2-7 important issues facing today's youth; and
2-8 WHEREAS, The Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant and the many
2-9 individuals who support this long-standing organization have made
2-10 significant contributions toward the betterment of the state and it
2-11 is a privilege to honor their noteworthy efforts at this time;
2-12 now, therefore, be it
2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-14 Legislature hereby commend all those associated with the Miss Texas
2-15 Scholarship Pageant and extend sincere best wishes for the
2-16 pageant's continued success in years to come.
Smith
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. 282 was adopted by the House on
February 22, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House