R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The City of Midland and its Keep Midland Beautiful
 1-2     organization have been selected to receive a 2001 Keep Texas
 1-3     Beautiful Governor's Community Achievement Award for environmental
 1-4     excellence; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Midland was selected as one of nine cities to earn
 1-6     this distinction, and leaders of those cities will be presented
 1-7     with the award at the 34th Annual Keep Texas Beautiful Convention
 1-8     in Fort Worth; in addition to benefiting from the valuable
 1-9     information and innovative ideas that will be shared at the
1-10     conference, winners representing various population categories will
1-11     split $1 million in landscape prizes; and
1-12           WHEREAS, The residents of Midland earned recognition for
1-13     excellence in community leadership, litter prevention, public
1-14     awareness, education, solid waste management and recycling, illegal
1-15     dumping enforcement, graffiti, and beautification; these exemplary
1-16     citizens have demonstrated outstanding grassroots support of this
1-17     important program, and the pride and determination they have shown
1-18     in this pursuit are truly a fine example for all Texans; now,
1-19     therefore, be it
1-20           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-21     Legislature hereby congratulate all those associated with the Keep
1-22     Midland Beautiful organization for its receipt of the Keep Texas
1-23     Beautiful Governor's Community Achievement Award and extend to them
1-24     sincere best wishes in all of their future endeavors; and, be it
 2-1     further
 2-2           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-3     prepared for Keep Midland Beautiful as an expression of high regard
 2-4     by the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                    Craddick
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1389 was adopted by the House on May
         28, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House