| 1 | | - | By: Darby (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.C.R. No. 72 |
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| 2 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017; |
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| 3 | | - | May 5, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | | - | Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | | - | vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 1 | + | H.C.R. No. 72 |
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| 9 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 10 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Each year, Big Spring celebrates the holiday season |
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| 11 | 6 | | with a spectacular display featuring more than 100 lighted |
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| 12 | 7 | | poinsettias, and this much-anticipated event has become well known |
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| 13 | 8 | | throughout the Lone Star State and beyond; and |
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| 14 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Comanche Trail Festival of Lights draws more |
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| 15 | 10 | | than 20,000 visitors annually to view the giant lighted |
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| 16 | 11 | | poinsettias, some up to 150 feet tall, that are placed throughout |
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| 17 | 12 | | Comanche Trail Park; the display includes over one million lights |
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| 18 | 13 | | in total, and guests can view the splendid decorations by car or |
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| 19 | 14 | | from a walking trail; and |
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| 20 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Launched in 1997, the festival was founded by Big |
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| 21 | 16 | | Spring resident Pat Simmons; over the years, the celebration has |
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| 22 | 17 | | enjoyed the support of the city and many dedicated Howard County |
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| 23 | 18 | | volunteers, and it has grown steadily in size and popularity; and |
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| 24 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Enthusiasm for the festival has prompted local |
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| 25 | 20 | | residents to expand the event throughout the city; every December, |
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| 26 | 21 | | many private homes are decorated with illuminated poinsettias, |
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| 27 | 22 | | further contributing to the magical holiday ambiance; and |
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| 28 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Comanche Trail Festival of |
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| 29 | 24 | | Lights has become a West Texas tradition, and citizens of Big Spring |
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| 30 | 25 | | have embraced their community's reputation as a special place to |
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| 31 | 26 | | experience the joys of the season; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 33 | 28 | | hereby designate the city of Big Spring as the Lighted Poinsettia |
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| 34 | 29 | | Capital of Texas; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 36 | 31 | | 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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| 37 | 32 | | until the 10th anniversary of its designation. |
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| 38 | | - | * * * * * |
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| 33 | + | Darby |
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| 34 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 35 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 36 | + | I certify that H.C.R. No. 72 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 37 | + | 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 6, 2 present, not |
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| 38 | + | voting. |
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| 39 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | + | I certify that H.C.R. No. 72 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 42 | + | 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 43 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | + | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 46 | + | Date |
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| 47 | + | __________________ |
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| 48 | + | Governor |
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