H.R. No. 180







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, The Lone Star State has long benefited from a strong 

banking system, and Texas' state-chartered banks have played a 

critical role in the state's economic prosperity; and

	WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Banking--which was created 

100 years ago as part of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, 

Statistics, and History and approved by the 29th Texas 

Legislature--has helped ensure that state-chartered banks conduct 

their business in a safe and sound manner; and

	WHEREAS, The first banks chartered under the Texas State Bank 

Law came into existence in August 1905, when the population of the 

state was 3.4 million; and

	WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, the state's 

banking industry has successfully survived and recovered from two 

major banking crises, the Great Depression and the Boom-to-Bust 

days of the 1980s; through it all, Texas bankers have helped usher 

in dramatic changes in banking practices in the state, both to 

better meet the financial needs of Texans and to provide citizens 

with a greater range of services, and they remain committed to 

serving the financial interests of their fellow Texans during the 

next 100 years; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate and express 

appreciation to all of Texas' state-chartered banks for their 

contributions to the Texas economy and the Texas Department of 

Banking for a century of outstanding service; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for Texas bankers and the Texas Department of Banking as an 

expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives to 

be visibly posted at banking offices throughout the state and the 

agency's main office.



                                                                           Flynn



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                                                       Speaker of the House     



	I certify that H.R. No. 180 was adopted by the House on August 

10, 2005, by a non-record vote.



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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House