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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Blue Bell Creameries has become synonymous with ice |
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cream across the Lone Star State and beyond, and the city of Brenham |
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is renowned as the home of this venerable brand; and |
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WHEREAS, Blue Bell ice cream traces its roots to the |
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establishment of the Brenham Creamery Company in 1907; the business |
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initially manufactured butter using excess cream from area farms, |
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and a few years later, it began making ice cream and delivering it |
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by horse-drawn wagon; in 1930, the business was renamed Blue Bell |
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Creameries in honor of the native Texas wildflower, and in 1958, the |
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company began to exclusively focus on making ice cream; |
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headquartered in Brenham with production facilities located there |
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and in Oklahoma and Alabama, Blue Bell is today one of the nation's |
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top-selling ice cream manufacturers, and it markets its products in |
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23 states; and |
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WHEREAS, A major city employer and a regional tourist |
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attraction, the Brenham Blue Bell facility has long played a vital |
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role in boosting the area economy; visitors can learn about the |
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company's history, observe the manufacturing process, and of |
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course, visit the ice cream parlor; in 2025, the Brenham creamery is |
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projected to welcome some 300,000 people; and |
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WHEREAS, The frosty deliciousness of ice cream has had an |
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enduring influence on the development and prosperity of Brenham and |
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has made the city a popular destination for a multitude of visitors, |
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and the community is indeed deserving of recognition for its |
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special role in the culinary heritage of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate Brenham as the official Ice Cream Capital of |
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Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of |
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Section 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in |
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effect until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is |
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finally passed by the legislature. |