| 1 | | - | By: Sheets (Senate Sponsor - Huffines) H.C.R. No. 106 |
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| 2 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015; |
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| 3 | | - | May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | | - | Administration; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | | - | vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 1 | + | H.C.R. No. 106 |
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| 18 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 19 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Texas Tourism, the state's official tourism |
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| 20 | 6 | | marketing entity, is spreading the word about the wonders of the |
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| 21 | 7 | | Lone Star State to social media users around the world with its |
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| 22 | 8 | | Twitter hashtag, #TexasToDo; and |
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| 23 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A program of the Economic Development and Tourism |
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| 24 | 10 | | Office of the Governor, Texas Tourism is active on Twitter with the |
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| 25 | 11 | | handle @texastourism, where it posts and retweets countless |
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| 26 | 12 | | opportunities for recreation across the state, sharing Instagram |
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| 27 | 13 | | photos, online articles, and news about upcoming events; and |
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| 28 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Twitter hashtag #TexasToDo enables individuals, |
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| 29 | 15 | | organizations, and communities across the state to publicize and |
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| 30 | 16 | | celebrate local activities, while also allowing visitors a one-stop |
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| 31 | 17 | | location on Twitter to find exciting ideas for vacations or weekend |
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| 32 | 18 | | trips and to share their photographs and experiences; and |
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| 33 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In addition, #TexasToDoFilms provides links to |
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| 34 | 20 | | handsomely produced, high-definition videos on Vimeo and YouTube, |
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| 35 | 21 | | showcasing such recreational pursuits as kayaking and offshore |
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| 36 | 22 | | fishing, as well as such characteristic facets of Texas culture as |
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| 37 | 23 | | swimming holes and custom cowboy boots; and |
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| 38 | 24 | | WHEREAS, #TexasToDo is part of a dynamic, cross-platform |
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| 39 | 25 | | social media effort that includes the TravelTex website and the |
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| 40 | 26 | | Travel Texas app for mobile devices, as well as active Texas Tourism |
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| 41 | 27 | | efforts on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Google Plus; and |
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| 42 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This innovative and wide-ranging program brings the |
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| 43 | 29 | | marketing of Texas tourism into the 21st century, allowing social |
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| 44 | 30 | | media users of all ages, backgrounds, and locations to instantly |
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| 45 | 31 | | access information about what to see and do in the Lone Star State; |
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| 46 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 48 | 34 | | hereby designate #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas |
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| 49 | 35 | | Tourism. |
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| 50 | | - | * * * * * |
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| 36 | + | Sheets |
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| 37 | + | Anderson of Dallas |
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| 38 | + | Canales |
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| 39 | + | White of Tyler |
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| 40 | + | Wu |
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| 41 | + | Burkett |
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| 42 | + | Minjarez |
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| 43 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | + | I certify that H.C.R. No. 106 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | + | 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 6, 2 present, not |
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| 47 | + | voting. |
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| 48 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 50 | + | I certify that H.C.R. No. 106 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 51 | + | 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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| 52 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | + | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 55 | + | Date |
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| 56 | + | __________________ |
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| 57 | + | Governor |
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