H.R. No. 1808



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In 2005, The Winnsboro News is beginning its 98th 
year of publication and celebrating its 20th year of ownership by 
co-publishers Tom and Karen W. Pendergast; and
	WHEREAS, Founded on September 24, 1908, the paper was 
acquired by the Pendergasts on June 1, 1985; the largest weekly 
newspaper in the Trails Country area, it sells an average of 4,000 
copies per week; and
	WHEREAS, The Winnsboro News has received more first-place 
awards in journalism and citations for outstanding community 
service than any other weekly newspaper in the entire North and East 
Texas area in the past two decades; the only weekly in the state to 
win the prestigious statewide Headliners' Master Award for 
Outstanding Community Journalism three times, this notable 
publication has received regional and statewide recognition for its 
column and editorial writing, investigative reporting, 
advertising, and photography, to name but a few; and
	WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Mr. Pendergast, editor and 
publisher, Ms. Pendergast, co-publisher and managing editor, and 
Lou Antonelli, news and sports editor, the small but dedicated 
staff includes Jennifer Mosher and Kate Phinney in copy editing, 
Linda Henry and Cathy Lawson in advertising, and Ross Hunter, 
Archie Lindley, and Ruben Graham in production; and
	WHEREAS, Community newspapers are a vital and valued part of 
their readers' lives, and for nearly 100 years, The Winnsboro News
has kept the residents of Wood and Franklin Counties informed and 
enlightened; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend The Winnsboro News on the  anniversary 
of its founding and extend to Tom and Karen Pendergast continued 
success with their outstanding publication; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the newspaper as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Hughes

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1808 was adopted by the House on May 
27, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House