R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On February 27, 2001, many notable residents of
1-2 Beaumont are gathering in Austin to celebrate Beaumont Day at the
1-3 State Capitol; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Founded in the mid 1820s, this unique city serves as
1-5 the county seat of Jefferson County and is situated on the west
1-6 bank of the Neches River; in its early years, Beaumont was an
1-7 agricultural center for cattle raisers and farmers; and
1-8 WHEREAS, The city underwent a dramatic transformation in 1901
1-9 when the Anthony F. Lucas Gusher blew in at Spindletop, sparking
1-10 the development of a new facet of the nation's energy industry and
1-11 the creation of more than 600 oil companies, including such
1-12 renowned industry giants as Texaco, Gulf, and Humble; the citizens
1-13 of Beaumont celebrated Spindletop's centennial anniversary on
1-14 January 10, 2001; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Beaumont now features a multifaceted economy that
1-16 includes the petroleum industry, government and services,
1-17 manufacturing, tourism, and port activities; and
1-18 WHEREAS, This outstanding city has many attractions, such as
1-19 the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitors Center, Clifton
1-20 Steamboat Museum, Dishman Art Gallery, French Historic House &
1-21 Museum, McFaddin-Ward House, Port of Beaumont, Spindletop/Gladys
1-22 City Boomtown, and the Texas Energy Museum; in addition, Beaumont
1-23 is home to the Cattail Marsh as well as the South Texas State Fair,
1-24 an enormously popular event held annually in October that routinely
2-1 draws more than 600,000 people; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Lamar University's main campus is in Beaumont;
2-3 established in 1923, it offers a wealth of diverse educational
2-4 opportunities to its more than 7,000 students; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Beaumont is a bustling community that is embracing
2-6 the myriad challenges and opportunities of the future; it is a
2-7 great asset of the Lone Star State and is most deserving of special
2-8 tribute at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-10 Legislature hereby recognize February 27, 2001, as Beaumont Day at
2-11 the State Capitol and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes
2-12 for the future.
Ritter
Deshotel
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. 376 was adopted by the House on
February 27, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House