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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The San Angelo Standard-Times celebrated its 125th |
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anniversary in 2009 and was honored with a Texas Treasure Business |
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Award from the Texas Historical Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 2005, the Texas Treasure Business Award |
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recognizes the contributions of Texas-based businesses that have |
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been in continuous operation for at least 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, The San Angelo Standard-Times was established in |
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1884, five years before the railroad came to town; in its first |
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issue, owners and editors W. A. Guthrie and J. G. Murphy described |
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how the Standard-Times would contribute to the prosperity of Tom |
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Green County by advertising the area's advantage for |
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"stock-raising, farming, and manufacturing"; and |
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WHEREAS, Now owned by The E. W. Scripps Company, the |
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Standard-Times is a leading news source for residents in a |
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39-county region of central and west Texas; among numerous other |
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distinctions, it was named the 2008 Newspaper of the Year in both |
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the print and online categories of its circulation class by the |
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Texas Associated Press Managing Editors; and |
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WHEREAS, The San Angelo Standard-Times has built an |
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outstanding record over the course of its nearly 130-year history, |
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and it continues to play a vital role in the community by keeping |
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citizens informed on matters of local, state, and national |
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significance; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the San Angelo Standard-Times as a Texas |
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Treasure Business Award recipient and commend the many people who |
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have contributed to the paper's success through the years; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the San Angelo Standard-Times as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Darby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 145 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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