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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 202
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WHEREAS, The Sombrero Festival is taking place on February |
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23 through 25, 2023, at Washington Park in Brownsville; and |
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WHEREAS, The Sombrero Festival was established in 1986 as |
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part of the preexisting Charro Days fiesta, an annual pre-Lenten |
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celebration held in Brownsville in cooperation with Matamoros, |
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Mexico; named in honor of the Mexican cowboys known as charros, |
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the event commemorates the Mexican heritage of the Brownsville |
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area and helps strengthen the bonds between border communities of |
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the U.S. and Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Sombrero Festival draws visitors |
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from around the Lone Star State and beyond by featuring a wide |
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range of entertainment, including music from well-known Hispanic |
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artists, competitions, food, and rides for children; the |
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festival also sponsors several other events earlier in the year, |
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such as an annual costume gala and a kayak fun race; proceeds from |
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the festival go toward local nonprofit organizations that |
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support recreation, beautification, tourism, and higher |
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education in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, The Sombrero Festival is organized by an |
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all-volunteer board of directors, which benefits from the able |
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leadership of its 2023 president, Lupita G. Vera; Ms. Vera became |
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the board's treasurer in 2006 and went on to serve the festival as |
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vice president of events and vice president of marketing before |
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taking on her current role; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Sombrero Festival has |
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brought together neighbors and visitors for a fun-filled, |
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family-friendly celebration, and all those who contribute to its |
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success are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 2023 Sombrero Festival in |
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Brownsville and extend to its organizers sincere best wishes for |
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a successful event. |
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LaMantia |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 22, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |