86R10443 JGH-D
 
  By: Smithee H.R. No. 1428
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill of Amarillo have
  experienced considerable acclaim and success with their exciting
  new product, the Eggmazing Egg Decorator; and
         WHEREAS, Convinced there was a better way to decorate Easter
  eggs than the messy traditional process involving dyes and vinegar,
  Mr. Houdashell designed a device that allows a child to use colored
  markers on a slowly spinning egg; and
         WHEREAS, Together, Mr. Houdashell and Mr. McGill formed a
  company, HeyBuddyHeyPal, LLC, and manufactured 10,000 units of the
  Eggmazing decorator; working with their families, they marketed it
  and sold it themselves, and shortly before Easter 2017, a video of
  the device went viral on the Internet, receiving 13.6 million
  views; by Easter 2018, the device was number one in the toy category
  on Amazon.com; and
         WHEREAS, In January 2017, Mr. Houdashell, Mr. McGill, and
  the Eggmazing decorator auditioned for the reality TV show Shark
  Tank, and the following year, they appeared on the national
  broadcast, receiving three offers to invest; they accepted the
  offer from inventor Lori Greiner, whose $350,000 investment bought
  her 10 percent of the company; and
         WHEREAS, Through their creativity, enterprise, and hard
  work, Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill have proven to be dynamic
  participants in the proud Texas tradition of innovation and
  entrepreneurship; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill
  on the success of the Eggmazing Egg Decorator and extend to them
  sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Houdashell and Mr. McGill as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.