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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes is |
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celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, On July 6, 1950, Wes-Mer opened as a single screen |
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drive-in theater with a 430-car capacity, and its first featured |
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film was the romantic comedy Everybody Does It; through the |
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decades, the business has persisted through such challenges as |
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natural disasters, writers' strikes, and the COVID-19 pandemic to |
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remain standing as one of an estimated 250 drive-in theaters still |
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operating in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Each evening, Wes-Mer presents two feature films |
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using digital projection and sound broadcasted via FM radio; the |
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theater also offers its patrons a variety of concessions; and |
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WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, the Wes-Mer |
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Drive-In Theatre has served the Rio Grande Valley as a family |
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entertainment destination, and it is a pleasure to join in |
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recognizing the business on this milestone occasion; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer |
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Drive-In Theatre and extend to all those associated with the |
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business 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 the theater as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |