| 1 | | - | By: Faircloth H.C.R. No. 122 |
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| 2 | | - | (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston) |
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| 3 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 24, 2015; |
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| 4 | | - | May 24, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 5 | | - | Administration; May 26, 2015, reported favorably by the following |
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| 6 | | - | vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 26, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 1 | + | H.C.R. No. 122 |
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| 10 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 11 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Americans love to eat the humble but tasty shrimp, |
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| 12 | 6 | | and the shrimp caught off the Gulf Coast of Texas is among the most |
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| 13 | 7 | | coveted of the varieties enjoyed by diners across the nation; and |
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| 14 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 90 percent of the shrimp consumed by |
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| 15 | 9 | | Americans is imported from foreign tank farms, which makes Gulf |
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| 16 | 10 | | shrimp a special treat; these low-calorie sources of protein can be |
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| 17 | 11 | | served in many ways, either boiled, deep-fried, grilled, or |
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| 18 | 12 | | pan-fried, and they are an excellent source of selenium, iron, |
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| 19 | 13 | | zinc, and vitamins D and B12, as well as omega-3 fats; the average |
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| 20 | 14 | | American eats more than four pounds of shrimp each year; and |
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| 21 | 15 | | WHEREAS, More than 80 percent of the shrimp harvested in the |
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| 22 | 16 | | United States comes from the Gulf of Mexico, and Texas ranks as one |
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| 23 | 17 | | of the leading producers of wild-caught shrimp, shipping large |
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| 24 | 18 | | quantities of this healthy and sustainable food to restaurants and |
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| 25 | 19 | | grocery stores nationwide; the Texas seafood industry generates |
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| 26 | 20 | | more than $850 million in sales each year and accounts for over |
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| 27 | 21 | | 14,000 jobs, and Gulf shrimping has become a way of life for many |
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| 28 | 22 | | families in such communities as Port Arthur, Galveston, Palacios, |
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| 29 | 23 | | and Port Isabel; and |
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| 30 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Like barbecue and Tex-Mex, the shrimp caught off the |
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| 31 | 25 | | Gulf Coast of Texas has become one of the signature foods of Lone |
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| 32 | 26 | | Star cuisine and an essential part of the economy and the cultural |
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| 33 | 27 | | heritage of our state; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 35 | 29 | | hereby designate the Texas Gulf shrimp as the Official State |
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| 36 | 30 | | Crustacean of Texas. |
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| 31 | + | Faircloth |
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| 32 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 33 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 34 | + | I certify that H.C.R. No. 122 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 35 | + | 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 4, 4 present, not |
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| 36 | + | voting. |
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| 37 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 39 | + | I certify that H.C.R. No. 122 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 40 | + | 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 41 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 43 | + | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 44 | + | Date |
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| 45 | + | __________________ |
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| 46 | + | Governor |
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