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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Texas Cattle Feeders |
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Association are celebrating the organization's 50th anniversary in |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A national leader in animal care and health, food |
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safety, environmental stewardship, and trade policy, TCFA works to |
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advance the economic, political, and social interests of the cattle |
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feeding industry in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, The area served by TCFA is the largest |
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cattle-feeding region in the United States, feeding and marketing |
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approximately 6 million head of cattle each year and producing 28 |
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percent of the nation's fed-cattle supply; and |
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WHEREAS, In the past 50 years, TCFA-area feed yards have fed |
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and marketed some 275 million head of cattle, which produced |
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roughly 125 billion pounds of beef, or the equivalent of 500 billion |
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quarter-pound hamburgers; and |
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WHEREAS, Beef from TCFA feed yards is highly sought after |
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across the country and around the world, and the annual economic |
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impact of cattle feeding on the State of Texas alone is in the |
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billions of dollars; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Cattle Feeders Association plays a dynamic |
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and vital role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and the |
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association's members may indeed take great pride in their half |
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century of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Texas Cattle Feeders |
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Association and extend to all those involved with the organization |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Smithee |
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Price |
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King of Hemphill |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 144 was adopted by the House on May |
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18, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 144 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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18, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |