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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, In recent years, the Central Texas community of Kyle |
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has begun to garner attention as the Lone Star State's premier |
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source of delicious pies; and |
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WHEREAS, Kyle is home to the Texas Pie Company, where owner |
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Julie Albertson has been baking her signature products for retail |
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and wholesale customers for more than two decades; during that |
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time, the business has grown from selling a few pies each day to |
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selling up to 300, with three-quarters of those purchases being |
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made by people from out of town; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing the community's importance in purveying |
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these prized baked goods, city leaders have found numerous ways to |
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build on that reputation; Kyle has hosted the annual Pie in the Sky |
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Hot Air Balloon Festival since 2017, and the mayor has proclaimed |
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January 23 as Pie Day, which coincides with the national |
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celebration of the dish; almost two months later, residents |
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continue the fun with a pun, as they commemorate National Pi (p-i) |
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Day on March 14; moreover, the city has joined the American Pie |
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Council and has been granted a pie-related trademark from the |
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and |
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WHEREAS, Other local enterprises have also begun |
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incorporating pie into their operations, with more than 40 |
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businesses joining the city's "CertiPIEd" business initiative; the |
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Hampton Inn gives out pie-shaped and scented candles to guests, |
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Broadway Bank is sponsoring pie-eating contests, and Sky Realty |
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Kyle presents pies to customers who buy a home; looking to expand |
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the brand, the city is actively recruiting pie-making companies and |
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pie restaurants to move to Kyle; and |
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WHEREAS, Whether it's pecan pie, apple pie, blueberry pie, or |
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pot pie, a pie is an occasion for celebration and delight, and the |
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people of Kyle are making this beloved dish a special focus of their |
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identity as a community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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passed by the legislature. |