H.R. No. 500
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the houses in
which we live, and the flowers and plants we enjoy all stem from
agriculture, and the important role that Texas farmers and ranchers
play in the lives of people worldwide often goes unrecognized; and
WHEREAS, In this new millennium, Texas farmers and ranchers
and their families face ever-increasing challenges, yet they
continue to fulfill an enduring legacy, ensuring that people
everywhere have an abundant, reliable, and affordable supply of
food, natural fiber, and horticultural and other agricultural
products; and
WHEREAS, Agriculture is the second-largest industry in
Texas, generating $14 billion annually for the economy and
providing employment for one out of every five Texans; and
WHEREAS, Texas leads other states in the production of
cotton, cattle, sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and hay and exports
approximately $2.5 billion in agricultural products; and
WHEREAS, Texas farmers and ranchers grow and produce many of
the products used daily by all Texans, including fruits and
vegetables; beef, pork, and poultry products; cotton, wool, and
mohair for clothing; trees used in making paper; milk for cheese,
ice cream, and other dairy products; corn for cereal, breads, and
laundry detergent; and animal fats and proteins for toothpaste and
crayons; and
WHEREAS, Agriculture also plays a major role in water
conservation, rural economic development, global trade, and the
preservation of the environment; and
WHEREAS, Agriculture will continue to meet the basic needs of
the world while providing opportunities for progress beyond food
and clothing, including advancements in nutrition, medicine,
biotechnology, and food safety; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 16-22, 2003, as National
Agriculture Week in Texas and urge all Texans to recognize those
producers who help add quality to our lives and to the State of
Texas.
Hardcastle
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. 500 was adopted by the House on March
18, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House