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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill of Amarillo have |
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experienced considerable acclaim and success with their exciting |
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new product, the Eggmazing Egg Decorator; and |
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WHEREAS, Convinced there was a better way to decorate Easter |
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eggs than the messy traditional process involving dyes and vinegar, |
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Mr. Houdashell designed a device that allows a child to use colored |
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markers on a slowly spinning egg; and |
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WHEREAS, Together, Mr. Houdashell and Mr. McGill formed a |
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company, HeyBuddyHeyPal, LLC, and manufactured 10,000 units of the |
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Eggmazing decorator; working with their families, they marketed it |
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and sold it themselves, and shortly before Easter 2017, a video of |
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the device went viral on the Internet, receiving 13.6 million |
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views; by Easter 2018, the device was number one in the toy category |
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on Amazon.com; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 2017, Mr. Houdashell, Mr. McGill, and |
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the Eggmazing decorator auditioned for the reality TV show Shark |
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Tank, and the following year, they appeared on the national |
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broadcast, receiving three offers to invest; they accepted the |
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offer from inventor Lori Greiner, whose $350,000 investment bought |
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her 10 percent of the company; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their creativity, enterprise, and hard |
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work, Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill have proven to be dynamic |
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participants in the proud Texas tradition of innovation and |
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entrepreneurship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill |
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on the success of the Eggmazing Egg Decorator and extend to them |
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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 Mr. Houdashell and Mr. McGill as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |