1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 239 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize the 1-4 honorees of this year's annual Seymour Chamber of Commerce 1-5 Banquet, the farmers and ranchers of Seymour and Baylor County, 1-6 whose economic contributions to the area have been of great 1-7 benefit to the people of their community; and 1-8 WHEREAS, This year's Chamber of Commerce Banquet is being 1-9 held on February 17, 2001; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The whole farming and ranching community is a group 1-11 of dedicated and hardworking citizens, who constitute about 75 1-12 percent of the economic base of Seymour and Baylor County; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The entire economic structure of Seymour and 1-14 Baylor County is dependent on agriculture, as is the case in 1-15 many rural areas in the state; if the farming and ranching 1-16 entities have a bad year or decade, the community has a bad 1-17 year or decade; and 1-18 WHEREAS, An integral part of Baylor County's social fabric 1-19 and makeup, farmers and ranchers make up at least 50 percent of 1-20 the county's population; and 1-21 WHEREAS, These good citizens are the backbone of area schools, 1-22 churches, local governments, businesses, clubs, and organizations; 2-1 and 2-2 WHEREAS, They and their ancestors are responsible for 2-3 building their local communities, and these farmers and 2-4 ranchers have the biggest part of maintaining those same 2-5 communities; and 2-6 WHEREAS, There is a large and active agriculture program at 2-7 Seymour High School, and it has prepared many students for careers 2-8 in agribusiness; certainly this year's honorees are deserving of 2-9 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-11 77th Legislature, hereby congratulate and commend the farmers 2-12 and ranchers of Seymour and Baylor County, honorees of the 2-13 Seymour Chamber of Commerce at this year's banquet; and, be 2-14 it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-16 them as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate. 2-17 Haywood 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on February 14, 2001. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Member, Texas Senate