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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 445
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize April 9, 2003, as Big Spring Area Day at the State Capitol;
and
	WHEREAS, A West Texas city with a rich history, Big Spring 
moves into the future as the "Crossroads of West Texas" with the 
thriving McMahon-Wrinkle Airport and with Industrial Park, which 
is home to a host of companies serving regional, national, and 
international markets; and
	WHEREAS, Serving as a regional hub for health care, Big Spring
is the location of Big Spring State Hospital, West Texas Centers
for Mental Health/Mental Retardation, West Texas Veterans 
Administration Health Care Systems, Scenic Mountain Medical 
Center, Covenant Malone-Hogan Clinic, and Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez
State Veterans Home; and
	WHEREAS, Big Spring maintains a vital oil and gas, farming,
and ranching industry and recognizes the importance of diversifying
the economic base and establishing industries such as teleservices,
petroleum refining, and plastics and composites manufacturing;
and
	WHEREAS, Big Spring provides a skilled workforce through 
training programs provided at Howard College and South West 
Collegiate Institute for the Deaf and encourages students from 
the Big Spring, Coahoma, and Forsan Independent School districts 
to acquire workforce skills through such programs as Career Day 
and Next Generation Day; and

	WHEREAS, Big Spring promotes community improvement by 
offering affordable housing in the recently constructed 
Limestone Ridge apartment complex and by the renovations of 
houses in Howard County through the Fresh Start program; and
	WHEREAS, Big Spring recognizes the dignity of each human 
being and continues to meet the basic needs of all its citizens by 
providing job opportunities, recreation, and education, thus 
ensuring a vital and prosperous quality of life; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the citizens of 
Big Spring, Texas, for a most successful Big Spring Area Day at 
the Texas Capitol.
                                                                          Bivins




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 9, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate