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  H.R. No. 1145
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Cattle have been raised in Texas since the mid-18th
  century when the Spanish established missions; and
         WHEREAS, Beginning in the 1860s, ranching expanded rapidly;
  and
         WHEREAS, The first cattle drives on the legendary Chisholm
  and Goodnight-Loving Trails headed north from Texas toward the
  markets and railheads in Kansas; and
         WHEREAS, After interstate railroads were established in
  Texas during the 1870s, cattle drives to the Midwest became
  unnecessary, and communities such as Fort Worth and Amarillo became
  points where herds were amassed and railed across the United
  States; and
         WHEREAS, The dramatic growth of cattle feeding in Texas,
  beginning in the 1950s, has made our state a leading provider of the
  grain-fed beef desired by consumers around the world, supplying
  almost a third of the nation's fed beef; and
         WHEREAS, Texas is the number one cattle-producing state with
  an inventory of 13.8 million cattle and calves; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas cattle industry contributes almost $8
  billion in cash receipts and has a direct impact of $15 billion to
  the state's economy; and
         WHEREAS, Cattle production accounts for more than 70 percent
  of livestock cash receipts and almost half the total for all
  agriculture products in Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Cattle production has played a prominent role in the
  culture and legacy of Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Texas cattlemen have a proud heritage of animal
  husbandry and land stewardship that continues to be strong today;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby honor these dedicated producers and their
  contribution to the economy and culture of our state and recognize
  April 1, 2009, as Texas Cattlemen's Day at the State Capitol.
 
  Gonzalez Toureilles
 
 
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. 1145 was adopted by the House on April
  1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House