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1		-	By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) H.C.R. No. 76
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
3		-	May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Administration; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.C.R. No. 76
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9	4		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
10	5		WHEREAS, For nearly a century, the South Texas community of
11	6		Poteet has been known across the Lone Star State as a source of
12	7		delicious strawberries and as the host of a renowned annual
13	8		strawberry festival; and
14	9		WHEREAS, In 1911, city founders Henry and Ida Mumme began to
15	10		grow strawberries in their kitchen garden, and within 10 years, the
16	11		community's strawberry crop had become one of its most successful
17	12		products; local citizens invited residents of nearby San Antonio to
18	13		sample the town's strawberries in 1921, and the San Antonio
19	14		Express-News ran a story headlined "Crimson Berries Beckon Hungry
20	15		Tourists to Poteet"; and
21	16		WHEREAS, Building on the city's reputation, the Poteet Rotary
22	17		Club staged the first Poteet Strawberry Festival in April 1948,
23	18		hoping to provide an incentive for veterans of World War II to
24	19		return to area farms; the club also promoted more careful packing of
25	20		the crop so that each buyer would receive a uniform pint, flat, or
26	21		crate of berries; and
27	22		WHEREAS, Over the course of the past 67 years, the festival
28	23		has grown to become one of the signature springtime events in South
29	24		Texas, drawing 100,000 visitors and contributing up to $12 million
30	25		to the local economy each year; in addition to the strawberries
31	26		themselves, the popular gathering features live country music, a
32	27		rodeo, and a food show and auction; and
33	28		WHEREAS, The Poteet Strawberry Festival Association has also
34	29		presented college scholarships to deserving local students for the
35	30		past two decades; it currently gives away 10 scholarships each
36	31		year, while many of the more than 30 churches, schools, and civic
37	32		organizations that participate in the festival donate scholarships
38	33		as well; and
39	34		WHEREAS, This sweet, juicy, and colorful fruit is a delight
40	35		to behold and to taste, and for many years, the citizens of Poteet
41	36		have made the strawberry both a source of prosperity and a cause for
42	37		celebration; now, therefore, be it
43	38		RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
44	39		hereby designate Poteet as the official Strawberry Capital of
45	40		Texas; and, be it further
46	41		RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
47	42		391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
48	43		until the 10th anniversary of its designation.
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	44	+	Guillen
	45	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	46	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	47	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 76 was adopted by the House on April
	48	+	30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 1 present, not
	49	+	voting.
	50	+	______________________________
	51	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	52	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 76 was adopted by the Senate on May
	53	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
	54	+	______________________________
	55	+	Secretary of the Senate
	56	+	APPROVED: __________________
	57	+	Date
	58	+	__________________
	59	+	Governor