Congratulating April Fry on representing the Winnsboro Independent School District during the Halftime Spectacular at the 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
Congratulating the volunteers of the First United Methodist Church Clothes Closet in Gilmer on receiving the Unsung Hero Award from the Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce.
Commemorating the 175th anniversary of the winning of Texas independence and expressing appreciation to K. R. Wood and Jeff Horny for celebrating Texas heroes and pioneers through the Fathers of Texas music series and through a documentary film based on the series.