H.R. No. 504
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Cotton has ranked as one of the most important crops
  in Texas for a century and a half, and in 1997, the 75th Legislature
  named it the official fiber and fabric of the Lone Star State; and
         WHEREAS, Introduced to Texas by Spanish missionaries, cotton
  soared in production between 1850 and 1900, when it reached more
  than 3.4 million bales; contributing to the expansion were the
  opening of new lands for cultivation, the extension of the
  railroad, and the influx of thousands of immigrants from the Deep
  South and from Europe; and
         WHEREAS, The State of Texas has been the home of a number of
  major innovations in the cotton industry; Robert S. Munger
  developed an automated system ginning process in Mexia in 1884, and
  in 1980 the country's first high-volume instrument cotton-classing
  office opened in Lamesa; and
         WHEREAS, Approximately one-third of all the cotton harvested
  in the United States is grown in Texas, and the state usually ranks
  first among all the states in cotton production; and
         WHEREAS, The history of Texas cannot be told without taking
  into account the enormous role that cotton has played in the
  development of the state, and the crop continues to provide the
  livelihood of thousands of Texans; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 3, 2009, as Cotton Day at the
  State Capitol and extend to all those associated with the industry
  and who are present here today sincere best wishes for an enjoyable
  and memorable visit.
 
  Heflin
 
 
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 Pena
 
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. 504 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House