83R4946 BK-D
By: Darby H.R. No. 145
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The San Angelo Standard-Times celebrated its 125th
anniversary in 2009 and was honored with a Texas Treasure Business
Award from the Texas Historical Commission; and
WHEREAS, Created in 2005, the Texas Treasure Business Award
recognizes the contributions of Texas-based businesses that have
been in continuous operation for at least 50 years; and
WHEREAS, The San Angelo Standard-Times was established in
1884, five years before the railroad came to town; in its first
issue, owners and editors W. A. Guthrie and J. G. Murphy described
how the Standard-Times would contribute to the prosperity of Tom
Green County by advertising the area's advantage for
"stock-raising, farming, and manufacturing"; and
WHEREAS, Now owned by The E. W. Scripps Company, the
Standard-Times is a leading news source for residents in a
39-county region of central and west Texas; among numerous other
distinctions, it was named the 2008 Newspaper of the Year in both
the print and online categories of its circulation class by the
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors; and
WHEREAS, The San Angelo Standard-Times has built an
outstanding record over the course of its nearly 130-year history,
and it continues to play a vital role in the community by keeping
citizens informed on matters of local, state, and national
significance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the San Angelo Standard-Times as a Texas
Treasure Business Award recipient and commend the many people who
have contributed to the paper's success through the years; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the San Angelo Standard-Times as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.