83S10342 JGH-D
By: Price H.R. No. 131
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 90th annual Tri-State Fair and Rodeo in Amarillo
is taking place from September 13 to 21, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Since Amarillo's founding more than 125 years ago,
the city has been the definitive Western cowtown—both a thriving
market and a busy processing and distribution center for the cattle
industry; the town is home to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association
and the American Quarter Horse Association, which work to preserve
the prosperity and culture of the rancher's way of life; and
WHEREAS, The region's Western heritage has been celebrated
every year since 1923 at the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo; operated by
the Amarillo Tri-State Exposition, it is the largest annual event
in the Texas Panhandle, drawing more than 130,000 people, and it
brings $5 million to the local economy; and
WHEREAS, The fair and rodeo's nine days of events include one
of the top five medium-sized rodeos in the nation, as rated by the
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and the exposition's
scholarships and educational programs benefit 5,000 local students
each year; and
WHEREAS, More than 600 volunteers devote over 15,000 hours to
putting on the fair and rodeo, making it a true community effort,
and since 2000 its facility, the Amarillo National Center, has won
acclaim as one of the nation's premier dirt-floor venues for rodeos
and equestrian events; and
WHEREAS, The values and ideals of the American West continue
to animate the lives of those who make their home there, and for the
past nine decades the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo has provided a
showcase for the skills, tenacity, and daring through which they
and their ancestors have left their stamp on that legendary region;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 90th annual
Tri-State Fair and Rodeo in Amarillo and extend to the fair's staff,
participants, and visitors sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and
memorable event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Amarillo Tri-State Exposition as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.