H.R. No. 488

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Texas is known for the richness and variety of its
	agricultural bounty, and the 72nd Texas Citrus Fiesta in Mission,
	which took place during the last week of January 2009, celebrated
	the importance of the fruit industry to the culture and economy of
	the Rio Grande Valley; and
	WHEREAS, The first Citrus Fiesta in 1932 highlighted the
	Valley's bountiful winter harvest of grapefruit and oranges and
	began the colorful tradition of crowning a King Citrus and Queen
	Citrianna and their royal court; every city in the region further
	appoints a duchess to represent its community at the coronation;
	and
	WHEREAS, Held annually since World War II, the fiesta is
	enjoyed by thousands of attendees from the United States and
	Mexico; they gather to participate in a range of special events,
	including a fashion exhibition of costumes made from citrus
	products and the spectacular Parade of Oranges showcasing floats
	decorated with fruit and other agricultural products from the area;
	and
	WHEREAS, This year's Citrus Fiesta was presided over by King
	Citrus Tom Aderhold, who throughout his life has been a leader in
	the Valley's citrus industry; sharing the throne was Queen
	Citrianna Lauren Yvanna Guerra, who was supported by the members of
	the royal court: Maria Apolonia Calderon, the Princess of
	Grapefruit Blossom, Katheryn Hinojosa, the Princess of Orange
	Blossom, and Sophia Anyssa Flores, the Lady in Waiting; and
	WHEREAS, The members of the Tangerine Court were Ryann Avery
	Ramirez, the 59th Princess Anna, Madison Nicole Gerlach, the
	Princess of Lemon Blossom, Kayla Nicole Cantu, the Princess of Lime
	Blossom, Myrhissa Calen Ortega, the Princess of Tangerine Blossom,
	and Jenna Renee Hard, the Princess of Grapefruit Blossom; also
	presented at the court's coronation were 18 duchesses from the
	region; and
	WHEREAS, For more than 70 years, the combination of
	agricultural abundance and the vibrant community spirit in the Rio
	Grande Valley has helped make the Texas Citrus Fiesta one of the
	landmark cultural events in the Lone Star State, and this
	outstanding Texas tradition is truly deserving of special
	recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the 72nd Texas Citrus Fiesta and
	extend to the royal court and duchesses best wishes for a successful
	and exciting reign.
	Gonzales
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 488 was adopted by the House on
	February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House