H.R. No. 237R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Many proud citizens of our state are with us today at the State Capitol in connection with the biennial Austin visit sponsored by Texas Midwest Community Network (TMCN); and WHEREAS, An alliance of 42 communities in 25 counties surrounding Abilene, TMCN was created in 1994 to promote regional identity and to foster cooperation on economic development, tourism development, regional promotion, and legislative awareness; and WHEREAS, In addition to organizing activities to further these goals, TMCN also helps to identify emerging community leaders, to develop their skills and deepen their understanding for regional issues, and to facilitate communication and networking among them; and WHEREAS, On the agenda for this notable delegation are visits to the house and senate chambers, and a reception honoring legislators who represent the TMCN region and Governor Rick Perry, a native son of the Texas Midwest; and WHEREAS, The day will also offer public-spirited citizens from the Texas Midwest an opportunity to meet with their elected officials to discuss concerns pertinent to their area; and WHEREAS, TMCN is playing a vital role in strengthening the Lone Star State, and it is most appropriate that it be commended for its efforts to provide a strong voice for rural Texas, encourage civic participation in the legislative process, and draw attention to matters of importance to the region; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 19, 2003, as Texas Midwest Day at the Capitol and honor the Texas Midwest Community Network for its outstanding service. Keffer of Eastland Campbell Hardcastle Hunter Laney Craddick Giddings Merritt Allen Goodman Miller Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso Baxter Grusendorf Morrison Berman Guillen Mowery Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat Bonnen Haggerty Nixon Branch Hamilton Noriega Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton Callegari Hartnett Pena Campbell Heflin Phillips Canales Hegar Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Casteel Hill Puente Castro Hochberg Quintanilla Chavez Hodge Rangel Chisum Homer Raymond Christian Hope Reyna Coleman Hopson Riddle Cook of Navarro Howard Ritter Cook of Colorado Hughes Rodriguez Corte Hunter Rose Crabb Hupp Seaman Crownover Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Smithee Dawson Jones of Dallas Solis Delisi Keel Solomons Denny Keffer of Dallas Stick Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Swinford Driver King Talton Dukes Kolkhorst Taylor Dunnam Krusee Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Laney Truitt Eiland Laubenberg Turner Eissler Lewis Uresti Elkins Luna Van Arsdale Ellis Mabry Villarreal Farabee Madden West Farrar Marchant Wilson Flores Martinez Fischer Wise Flynn McCall Wohlgemuth Gallego McClendon Wolens Garza McReynolds Wong Gattis Menendez Woolley Geren Mercer Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 237 was adopted by the House on February 19, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House