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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th annual Tri-State Fair and Rodeo in Amarillo |
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is taking place from September 13 to 21, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Since Amarillo's founding more than 125 years ago, |
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the city has been the definitive Western cowtown—both a thriving |
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market and a busy processing and distribution center for the cattle |
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industry; the town is home to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association |
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and the American Quarter Horse Association, which work to preserve |
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the prosperity and culture of the rancher's way of life; and |
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WHEREAS, The region's Western heritage has been celebrated |
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every year since 1923 at the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo; operated by |
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the Amarillo Tri-State Exposition, it is the largest annual event |
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in the Texas Panhandle, drawing more than 130,000 people, and it |
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brings $5 million to the local economy; and |
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WHEREAS, The fair and rodeo's nine days of events include one |
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of the top five medium-sized rodeos in the nation, as rated by the |
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Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and the exposition's |
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scholarships and educational programs benefit 5,000 local students |
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each year; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 600 volunteers devote over 15,000 hours to |
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putting on the fair and rodeo, making it a true community effort, |
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and since 2000 its facility, the Amarillo National Center, has won |
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acclaim as one of the nation's premier dirt-floor venues for rodeos |
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and equestrian events; and |
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WHEREAS, The values and ideals of the American West continue |
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to animate the lives of those who make their home there, and for the |
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past nine decades the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo has provided a |
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showcase for the skills, tenacity, and daring through which they |
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and their ancestors have left their stamp on that legendary region; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 90th annual |
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Tri-State Fair and Rodeo in Amarillo and extend to the fair's staff, |
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participants, and visitors sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and |
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memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Amarillo Tri-State Exposition as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |