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By: Frullo H.R. No. 460
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Many notable citizens of Lubbock are visiting Austin
on February 26, 2013, to pay tribute to their city's rich heritage
and to celebrate Lubbock Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The City of Lubbock was incorporated more than 100
years ago, on March 16, 1909; the railroads stimulated the city's
growth as a trade center, but residents also wanted the benefits of
an institution of higher learning; when legislation creating Texas
Technological College was finally passed in 1923, the site
selection committee, impressed by the enthusiasm and hospitality of
the citizens of Lubbock, chose that city for the college's
location; and
WHEREAS, Today a community of approximately 230,000 people,
Lubbock is home to the Texas Tech University System and its
flagship, Texas Tech University, an institution well deserving of
its tier one status; it enjoys a diverse economy that draws its
strength from agribusiness, manufacturing, and commerce, as well as
from educational and medical facilities, boasting the largest
medical infrastructure between Dallas and Phoenix; with the growth
of cotton culture on the High Plains, Lubbock has become one of the
world's primary centers for the processing of cottonseed and hybrid
grain sorghum seed; and
WHEREAS, This bustling city also offers a wealth of cultural
and recreational opportunities, including the Lubbock Symphony
Orchestra, the Lubbock Civic Ballet, and the museum and planetarium
at Texas Tech University; those wanting a glimpse of the frontier
can find it in the restored structures at the university's National
Ranching Heritage Center, a 27-acre site tracing the evolution of
ranch architecture and the history of the cattle industry; the
region's history is also celebrated at the American Museum of
Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, The talented musicians who have come from the
Lubbock area include Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Maines family,
Virgil Johnson and the Velvets, Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker, Joe
Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock; their rich and diverse
contributions have earned Lubbock recognition as "The Music
Crossroads of Texas"; and
WHEREAS, Representing Lubbock's thriving business community
is the largest business federation on the Texas South Plains, the
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, which marks its centennial in 2013;
through the past 100 years, this important organization has helped
guard and enhance the prosperity of Lubbock, and in so doing, it has
played a pivotal role in the city's history; and
WHEREAS, Among numerous early achievements, the chamber
recruited farmers to cultivate the fertile soils of the Llano
Estacado, worked to bring the railroad to Lubbock, founded the
South Plains Fair, and drafted the application to the Texas Capitol
that resulted in the creation of Texas Technological College; it
was also instrumental in establishing Lubbock Preston Smith
International Airport, Reese Air Force Base, an outstanding
transportation infrastructure, and a market-driven Employer Health
Care Plan that is a model nationwide; and
WHEREAS, The Lubbock Chamber is capping off this century-long
legacy by overseeing Imagine Lubbock Together, a community-based
effort to build a road map for the city's future; today, it remains
only one of approximately 70 organizations to be accredited at the
five-star level by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and it has twice
been named Chamber of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce
Executives; and
WHEREAS, The delegation visiting the Capitol today includes
proud members of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lubbock
Class of 2012-2013, who represent the future business and civic
leaders of this community; and
WHEREAS, Renowned for their friendliness and warmth as well
as their hardiness and determination, the citizens of Lubbock have
helped to build a vital urban center that serves not only a large
part of West Texas but also eastern New Mexico, and they may take
great pride in their accomplishments as they work toward an even
brighter future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2013, as Lubbock Day at
the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
delegation and all their fellow citizens sincere appreciation for
the bright luster they add to the Lone Star State.