H.R. No. 892
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association is sponsoring a
  seedling giveaway on March 25, 2009, in an effort to promote public
  awareness of forestry and the importance of the state's timber
  resources; and
         WHEREAS, The forest industry and family forest owners plant
  100 million seedlings annually in order to maintain sustainable
  forests for future generations of Texans; and
         WHEREAS, Covering 12 million acres, the forest section in
  East Texas generates more than 173,000 jobs, $7.6 billion in annual
  labor income, and a total economic impact of more than $30.6
  billion, making timber a valuable agricultural commodity to this
  state; and
         WHEREAS, Founded in 1914 by a group of dedicated
  conservationists, the Texas Forestry Association is a nonprofit
  organization of landowners, businesses, and other professionals
  united by a common goal to advance forestry, promote conservation
  practices, and enhance and perpetuate the state's forest resources;
  TFA offers programs such as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and
  Tree Farm, which sponsors the annual Outstanding Tree Farmer of the
  Year contest; winners of the 2007 award, John and Walta Cooke from
  Panola County, qualified as Southern Region finalists in the
  National Outstanding Tree Farmer competition; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association has tirelessly
  striven to ensure that abundant forests remain a dependable
  resource for the citizens of Texas, and under the current and able
  leadership of President Randall Schiefer, TFA will undoubtedly
  continue to contribute to the economic vitality and beauty of the
  Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Forestry Association on the
  occasion of its seedling giveaway and commend the 3,000 members of
  the association for their exemplary reforestation efforts and
  advocacy; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Texas Forestry Association as an expression of
  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  McReynolds
  Hopson
  Frost
 
 
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. 892 was adopted by the House on March
  25, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House