R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
1-2 join the citizens of the Texas Panhandle in recognizing March 7,
1-3 2001, as Panhandle Day at the State Capitol; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A breathtaking region in Texas, the Panhandle is
1-5 rich in history and scenic plains and is home to a host of cities
1-6 offering a wide array of opportunities; and
1-7 WHEREAS, The area is a combination of traditional ranch lands
1-8 unchanged for centuries, High Plains agriculture, and large
1-9 stretches of oil and gas reserves; and
1-10 WHEREAS, A glimpse of the region's past is provided by the
1-11 Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum located on the campus of West
1-12 Texas A&M University; the museum offers visitors an intriguing
1-13 overview of life in the Old West; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Since 1995, the Amarillo National Research Center,
1-15 an Amarillo-based university research consortium, has provided
1-16 Texas universities with more than $32.5 million for research and
1-17 has represented the interests of the State of Texas with the
1-18 Department of Energy; and
1-19 WHEREAS, The Panhandle city of Amarillo was chosen from a
1-20 nationwide search as the city to house the Bell Helicopter Textron
1-21 Incorporated Tiltrotor Assembly Center; the center is the first
1-22 major aircraft manufacturing facility to be built in Texas in
1-23 decades; and
1-24 WHEREAS, The state's well-known Palo Duro Canyon State Park
2-1 is located in the heart of the Panhandle; the park's arresting
2-2 scenic canyon contains rocks spanning 200 million years of geologic
2-3 time; and
2-4 WHEREAS, With more than 400,000 residents, the Panhandle
2-5 offers the opportunities and vitality generated by modern cities
2-6 and industry, yet its natural beauty and spectacular scenery remain
2-7 unchanged; now, therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby commend the residents of the Panhandle on their
2-10 many contributions to our state and extend to them best wishes for
2-11 a joyous Panhandle Day at the State Capitol.
Chisum
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. 427 was adopted by the House on March
7, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House