H.R. No. 187
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, This chamber places great importance on enhancing
the prosperity of the Lone Star State through economic development
and tourism and wishes to recognize the potential of Houston's
Bayou Bowl in this regard; and
WHEREAS, A showcase of great football talent, the inaugural
Bayou Bowl was played on June 21, 2003, pitting the Houston-Area
High School All-Stars against the State of Louisiana High School
All-Stars; this exciting event drew more than 8,500 visitors from
Texas and Louisiana to the Houston area and was televised by Fox
Sports Net across five states; and
WHEREAS, The Bayou Bowl was sponsored by the Greater Houston
Football Coaches Association, with support from the Harris County
Houston Sports Authority, and was played at Baytown's Stallworth
Stadium; proceeds from the game were dedicated to college
scholarships and to the further development of high school student
athletics; and
WHEREAS, Texas enjoys wide renown for its high school
football, and events such as the Bayou Bowl offer tremendous
benefits to the state's educational facilities and businesses by
attracting tourist dollars; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize the importance of
the Bayou Bowl to the state and encourage all oversight and
governing bodies to embrace and support this event.
Smith of Harris
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 187 was adopted by the House on
October 2, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House