H.C.R. No. 78
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Public-spirited citizens of Kilgore are gathering
in Austin on March 2 and 3, 2009, to celebrate Kilgore Days at the
State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Present in the chamber on this occasion are
community leaders Mr. and Mrs. Sammy York, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Plunk, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Coston, Theresa
Ferguson, Tammy Ritter, B. J. Owens, Amanda Nobles, Barbara
Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Kent Bryson, Gerey Dillinger, Gene Keenon,
Dr. Charles Whiteside, Jeff Howell, Randy Brogoitti, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey McClendon, and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bell; and
WHEREAS, Set among the lush pinewoods of East Texas, Kilgore
was founded in 1872 along the International-Great Northern Railroad
and named after community leader Constantine Buckley "Buck"
Kilgore, a state senator and Confederate veteran; and
WHEREAS, Initially the town developed as a center for cotton
farming, and it thrived until the onset of the Great Depression,
when its population abruptly fell by half; the discovery of oil in
1930, however, turned the hard-pressed community into a lively
boomtown; within six years, Kilgore's population swelled from 500
to 12,000; at the peak of the boom, there were 1,100 oil wells
within the city limits; one downtown block, known as the "World's
Richest Acre," held the greatest concentration of oil derricks in
the world at the time; and
WHEREAS, Today Kilgore is an important center for both the
oil and high-tech industries, with such major employers as
Halliburton Energy Services, General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies,
Skeeter Products, and Exterran having a presence in the city; and
WHEREAS, Kilgore College is the educational and cultural hub
of the area; home to the Texas Shakespeare Festival and the famous
Kilgore Rangerettes, reputed to be the world's first women's
precision drill team, the campus is also host to the East Texas Oil
Museum, where the history of the oil boom of the 1930s is colorfully
re-created through exhibits and dioramas; another notable
attraction is the exciting new baseball franchise, the East Texas
Pump Jacks of the Texas Collegiate League, which played its
inaugural season in 2008; and
WHEREAS, The community has honored its colorful past with the
placement of 60 replica oil derricks throughout the town; each
holiday season, the derricks are decorated with Christmas lights
and stars, helping Kilgore to earn the title "City of Stars"; and
WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they prepare to
meet the opportunities that lie ahead, the citizens of Kilgore are
justifiably proud of their community, and it is a privilege to honor
their contribution to the story of the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby declare March 2 and 3, 2009, as Kilgore Days at the State
Capitol and extend best wishes to the visiting delegation for an
enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin.
Merritt
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 78 was adopted by the House on March
3, 2009, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 78 was adopted by the Senate on June
1, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas