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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 210
 1-3           WHEREAS, On February 8, 2001, many proud residents
 1-4     from West will gather in Austin to celebrate West Day at the
 1-5     State Capitol; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Established in 1881, this charming town in
 1-7     McLennan County was named for prominent businessman, landowner,
 1-8     and postmaster Thomas West; originally a farming community, West
 1-9     has grown through the years and now has a diverse economy that
1-10     includes varied manufacturing; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Many citizens of West are of Czechoslovakian
1-12     descent, and the city recognizes this part of its unique heritage
1-13     with an annual Westfest celebration that draws visitors from
1-14     across the Lone Star State and features music, arts and crafts,
1-15     and traditional foods, such as sausage, homemade dumplings, apple
1-16     strudel, and luscious fruit and meat kolaches; in addition, the
1-17     city earned the notable honors of being designated as the Czech
1-18     Heritage Capital of the State of Texas and home of the official
1-19     kolache by the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas; and
1-20           WHEREAS, This thriving small Texas town is also home to
1-21     more than 90 businesses, a hospital, a library, and the Katy Depot
1-22     Museum; residents and visitors can keep up with all the news and
1-23     events in West and the rest of the state in the West News, a weekly
 2-1     newspaper that was established in 1889 and holds the distinction
 2-2     of being the oldest business in the city; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Located a scant 80 miles south of Dallas, West
 2-4     provides its citizens with a splendid combination of small-town
 2-5     virtues and access to big-city life; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, Today, West has a population of more than 2,800
 2-7     people and remains one of the Lone Star State's great assets; it
 2-8     is an outstanding place in which to live, work, and raise a family,
 2-9     and it is most appropriate to pay tribute to it at this time; now,
2-10     therefore, be it
2-11           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-12     77th Legislature, hereby recognize February 8, 2001, as West Day
2-13     at the State Capitol and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes
2-14     for future success and happiness.
2-15                                                    Sibley
2-16           Armbrister           Gallegos            Ogden
2-17           Barrientos           Harris              Shapiro
2-18           Bernsen              Haywood             Shapleigh
2-19           Bivins               Jackson             Staples
2-20           Brown                Lindsay             Truan
2-21           Cain                 Lucio               Van de Putte
2-22           Carona               Madla               Wentworth
2-23           Duncan               Moncrief            West
2-24           Ellis                Nelson              Whitmire
2-25           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
2-26                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
2-27                                  ______________________________________
2-28                                          President of the Senate
2-29                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-30                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-31                                  on February 8, 2001.
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2-33                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-34                                  ______________________________________
2-35                                           Member, Texas Senate