| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2476 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The tradition of family-owned and -operated |
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| 6 | 6 | | businesses is strong in the Lone Star State, and The New York Store |
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| 7 | 7 | | of Hebbronville is contributing to that proud heritage by |
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| 8 | 8 | | celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2009; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1909 by Sixto Garcia, The New York |
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| 10 | 10 | | Store served as a much-needed general store for Hebbronville and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Jim Hogg County on its opening, providing its customers with a wide |
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| 12 | 12 | | variety of merchandise, including groceries, hardware, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | agricultural supplies and equipment; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The store likewise aided the community by allowing |
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| 15 | 15 | | area citizens to purchase items on credit and offering wholesale |
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| 16 | 16 | | prices to ranchers and farmers buying in large quantities; the |
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| 17 | 17 | | store was a welcome addition to the town, offering customers |
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| 18 | 18 | | safeguards for their wagons and a resting place for their horses; |
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| 19 | 19 | | and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Today, The New York Store continues to thrive by |
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| 21 | 21 | | stocking a variety of western wear, specializing in clothing and |
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| 22 | 22 | | accessories that preserve the vaquero tradition; for the past 15 |
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| 23 | 23 | | years, the store has been owned and operated by Mr. Garcia's |
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| 24 | 24 | | granddaughter, Marguerita Ellison, who took over the business in |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1994 from her parents, Blas and Herlinda Salinas; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, By carrying on her family's tradition of serving the |
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| 27 | 27 | | community, Mrs. Ellison has ensured that The New York Store |
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| 28 | 28 | | continues to contribute to the cultural and economic life of Jim |
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| 29 | 29 | | Hogg County, while preserving a vital part of the town's rich |
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| 30 | 30 | | history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of The New York Store |
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| 33 | 33 | | in Hebbronville and extend to Marguerita Ellison and her staff |
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| 34 | 34 | | sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for the store as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Rios Ybarra |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2476 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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