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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The McCamey Chamber of Commerce has celebrated an |
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impressive milestone with the commemoration of its 50th anniversary |
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in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the windswept plains east of the Pecos |
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River, McCamey is a warm-hearted community of hardworking citizens; |
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the town was named for oil wildcatter George B. McCamey, who brought |
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in a discovery well nearby in 1925; a townsite company was |
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established the next day, and within six months, the new community |
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of McCamey numbered 10,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Still an important center for oil and ranching, |
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McCamey has also become a center for wind energy, generated by long |
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rows of giant turbines silhouetted against the vast West Texas sky; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1959, the McCamey Chamber of Commerce has |
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contributed greatly to the friendly business environment of McCamey |
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and Upton County, and its members may take great pride in their |
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achievements over the years; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the McCamey Chamber of Commerce on |
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its 50th anniversary and extend to its members sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the McCamey Chamber of Commerce as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |