By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.C.R. No. 83
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;
  May 1, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Administration; May 16, 2023, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2023, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE VOTE
 
 
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
  WHEREAS, More than a century ago, peanut farming became
  integral to the economy of Floresville, and the city's residents
  have long embraced the area's most famous cash crop as an indelible
  part of the community's culture and heritage; and
         WHEREAS, Situated 30 miles southeast of San Antonio,
  Floresville was founded in 1867, and it became the seat of Wilson
  County in 1873; agriculture was the backbone of the local economy
  from the outset, and beginning in the 1910s, cotton and livestock
  gave way to an important new crop: peanuts; and
         WHEREAS, Pioneering growers such as Joe T. Sheehy realized
  that peanuts were well-suited to the sandy soil of the region, and
  the legume quickly became the area's main agricultural commodity;
  by the 1930s, more than 150 farmers in the county were involved in
  the business, leading residents to informally refer to Floresville
  as the state's "peanut capital"; and
         WHEREAS, To celebrate the importance of the crop, the
  inaugural Floresville Peanut Festival was staged in 1938, and more
  than eight decades later, it remains the city's signature event;
  over 10,000 people attend the celebration each October, enjoying
  parades, pageants, the Goober Games, and myriad other activities;
  and
         WHEREAS, Floresville's strong historical and commercial
  association with the peanut has been a source of great pride for
  generations of area residents, and it is indeed deserving of
  special recognition; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby designate Floresville as the official Peanut Capital of
  Texas; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
  391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
  until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally
  passed by the legislature.
 
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