H.R. No. 899
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Since the early 20th century, extension service
  agents have helped to improve the lives of countless Texans and
  contributed immeasurably to the development of the Lone Star State;
  and
         WHEREAS, Extension work in Texas dates back to 1903, when Dr.
  Seaman A. Knapp, a U.S. Department of Agriculture special agent for
  the promotion of agriculture in the South, conducted a
  demonstration project at the Walter C. Porter farm in Kaufman
  County; the success of the project quickly led to the launching of
  myriad other demonstration farms, as well as to the establishment
  of the first program in the country whereby an agricultural agent
  would serve a single county; that program was initiated with the
  hiring of William C. Stallings in Smith County in 1906; and
         WHEREAS, To encourage an interest in improved agricultural
  and domestic science techniques, boys' and girls' clubs, the
  forerunners of 4-H, were also established; and
         WHEREAS, In 1914 the U.S. Congress passed the Smith-Lever
  Act, a measure requiring each state to set up a cooperative
  extension service that would be funded jointly by federal, state,
  and local governments; based at the land-grant universities, these
  outreach programs were intended to foster agricultural development
  and improve the lives of rural Americans by providing practical
  information and training based on university research; and
         WHEREAS, Texas, which by that time had a burgeoning extension
  program, created extension services at Texas A&M University and at
  Prairie View A&M University; now known respectively as Texas
  Cooperative Extension and the Cooperative Extension Program, these
  services are both administered under the auspices of The Texas A&M
  University System; and
         WHEREAS, Today, county extension agents and extension
  specialists develop a wide array of educational and technology
  training programs in response to the needs of their local
  communities, both rural and urban, in all 254 counties of the state;
  program areas include agriculture and natural resources, 4-H and
  youth development, family and consumer sciences, and community
  resources and economic development; and
         WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the historic mission of
  cooperative extension, staff members of the Texas extension system
  continue to promote lifelong learning for the purposes of
  self-improvement, individual action, and community
  problem-solving, and they are indeed deserving of commendation for
  their outstanding public service; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the personnel of Texas Cooperative
  Extension and the Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program
  for their substantial contributions to enhancing individual
  quality of life, strengthening local communities, and furthering
  the economic prosperity of this state.
 
  Swinford
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 899 was adopted by the House on March
  21, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House