H.R. No. 547

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas
	is pleased to join the citizens of Corpus Christi and the Coastal
	Bend area in recognizing February 25, 2009, as Coastal Bend Day at
	the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Home to many of Texas' top attractions, this region
	along the Gulf Coast is an economic powerhouse with a notable
	history and a bright future; and
	WHEREAS, The Padre Island National Seashore's 68-mile beach
	constitutes the longest undeveloped shoreline in the country and is
	a favorite of outdoor enthusiasts; the Aransas National Wildlife
	Refuge draws 75,000 visitors a year, and the Texas Maritime Museum
	draws more than 1,000 visitors a month; and
	WHEREAS, The Port of Corpus Christi is the sixth-largest port
	in the nation and an important strategic deployment port for the
	United States military; Naval Air Station Kingsville is the United
	States Navy's largest advanced jet-training base, and Naval Air
	Station Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Ingleside have played
	a vital role in the growth of the area; and
	WHEREAS, Education plays a major role in the life of Corpus
	Christi and the Coastal Bend area, with Texas A&M
	University--Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University--Kingsville, and
	Del Mar College serving over 26,000 students; Texas A&M
	University--Kingsville recently opened the doors of its Rangel
	College of Pharmacy, the state's first professional school to open
	south of San Antonio, and Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi
	recently created the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico
	Studies; and
	WHEREAS, With its deepwater port facilities, abundant
	natural resources, and hardworking citizens, the Coastal Bend area
	of Texas is an inviting place in which to live, work, and raise a
	family; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2009, as Coastal Bend Day
	at the State Capitol and commend the residents of the area for their
	many contributions to the rich cultural and economic fabric of our
	state.
	Herrero
	Ortiz, Jr.
	Hunter
	Rios Ybarra
	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. 547 was adopted by the House on
	February 25, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House