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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Panhandle Herald celebrated its 125th |
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anniversary in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, The oldest newspaper in continuous operation in the |
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Texas Panhandle and one of the region's longest-surviving |
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businesses, the Herald published its first edition on July 22, |
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1887; the weekly publication was founded by Henry Harold Brookes, |
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an Englishman and a former Episcopal missionary, who had given up |
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his pastorate in Houston after discovering that he could reach a |
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wider audience as an editor than as a preacher; and |
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WHEREAS, After settling in the town of Panhandle, Mr. Brookes |
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built the Herald's original wooden press himself and initially |
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lived and worked out of a tent, despite the extremes of the local |
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climate; he was succeeded by a number of other proprietors during |
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the paper's first decades, among them Lee Satterwhite, a future |
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speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, John L. Nunn, a |
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utilities magnate as well as a newspaper owner, and |
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David M. Warren, |
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a newspaperman who later served on The University of Texas Board of |
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Regents; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Herald is owned and published by Shaun |
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and Frank Wink, with Shaun also serving as editor in chief; now |
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available online as well as in a newsprint edition, the paper has |
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kept pace with the rapid changes in media technology, yet it |
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continues to fulfill its traditional mission of strengthening the |
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bonds of community through its dedicated coverage of news and |
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upcoming events; and |
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WHEREAS, Local newspapers are a vital and valued part of |
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their readers' lives, and throughout a rich history that has |
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spanned more than 12 decades, the Panhandle Herald has done an |
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outstanding job of keeping the residents of Carson County informed |
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and enlightened; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of the |
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Panhandle Herald and extend to all those associated with this |
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venerable publication sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Panhandle Herald as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 220 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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