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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Herald-Banner of Greenville is celebrating the |
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150th anniversary of its founding in 2019, and this occasion offers |
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a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this |
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venerable community newspaper; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as the Herald, the paper was |
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founded by John C. Bayne in 1869, and the following year it merged |
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with the Morning Herald, owned by the W. C. Poole family; in 1875, |
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Mr. Bayne launched another weekly called the Independent, which was |
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purchased in 1882 by J. F. Mitchell, who changed its name to the |
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Independent Banner; two years later, new owner R. C. Dial began |
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publishing the paper daily and renamed it the Evening Banner; and |
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WHEREAS, Between the late 1880s and early 1900s, the Morning |
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Herald and the Evening Banner coexisted and grew with the booming |
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region; in 1954, the Harte-Hanks Newspapers company purchased the |
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Evening Banner, prompting a fierce crosstown competition between |
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Greenville's two major print publications; the Evening Banner's |
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owners bought the Morning Herald in 1956, and the two papers merged |
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to create the Herald-Banner; since 2000, the Herald-Banner has been |
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owned by CNHI, a network of 114 daily and weekly newspapers in 22 |
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states; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving as both a written record of the region's |
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history and a voice for its readers, the Herald-Banner has been a |
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vital community resource for 15 decades, keeping the residents of |
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Greenville and Hunt County informed and enlightened; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the |
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Greenville Herald-Banner and extend to its staff sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Herald-Banner as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 646 was adopted by the House on March |
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18, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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