79R19160 MAM-D

By:  Giddings                                                     H.R. No. 2116



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For 50 years, The Dallas Weekly has provided a forum 
for the African American community of North Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Critically acclaimed and widely read, the newspaper 
combines a commitment to excellence in journalism and thorough 
coverage of issues pertaining and of interest to African Americans; 
and
	WHEREAS,  In 1955, The Dallas Weekly was founded as a leaflet 
titled Circle News by disc jockey and entrepreneur Tony Davis; 
initially it was a vehicle to advertise African American businesses 
in the city, but as it grew, the newspaper became an essential voice 
for and by the African American community; and
	WHEREAS, Now run by publisher Jim Washington and serving 
Dallas, Fort Worth, Duncanville, Arlington, Irving, DeSoto, Grand 
Prairie, Richardson, Plano, Garland, Cedar Hill, Mesquite, and 
surrounding areas, The Dallas Weekly provides its readers with 
passionate, well-rounded coverage of essential information, and it 
has ably assumed an integral place among the news organizations of 
the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor The Dallas Weekly on the 50th anniversary 
of its founding and extend to all those associated with this 
venerable paper sincere best wishes for the future; 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.