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| 4 | 5 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission |
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| 6 | 7 | | is working to establish a new memorial park in Conroe in honor of |
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| 7 | 8 | | all veterans of the United States armed forces, especially those |
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| 8 | 9 | | from Montgomery County; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, While the downtown area of Conroe already features a |
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| 10 | 11 | | veterans memorial park, the property is incapable of further |
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| 11 | 12 | | upgrades or expansion; the commission's desired site for the new |
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| 12 | 13 | | memorial is located on land owned by the City of Conroe and the |
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| 13 | 14 | | State of Texas, adjacent to the intersection of Interstate 45 and |
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| 14 | 15 | | State Highway 105, and the group has secured the cooperation of the |
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| 15 | 16 | | municipal and county governments for the installation; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Americans owe an immeasurable debt to the men and |
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| 17 | 18 | | women who have sacrificed so much in service to our nation, and |
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| 18 | 19 | | through its worthwhile efforts, the Montgomery County Veterans |
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| 19 | 20 | | Memorial Commission is helping to ensure that their bravery and |
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| 20 | 21 | | heroism are remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 21 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 22 | 23 | | hereby urge the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas |
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| 23 | 24 | | Historical Commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, and all other |
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| 24 | 25 | | appropriate state agencies to offer full aid and support to the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission in its mission to |
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| 26 | 27 | | establish a new veterans memorial in Conroe; and, be it further |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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| 28 | 29 | | copies of this resolution to the chairs of the commissions and the |
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| 29 | 30 | | executive directors of the Texas Department of Transportation, the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texas Historical Commission, and the Texas Veterans Commission as |
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| 31 | 32 | | expressions of the sentiment of the Texas Legislature. |
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| 32 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 33 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 34 | | - | I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 51 was adopted by the Senate |
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| 35 | | - | on May 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 36 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 38 | | - | I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 51 was adopted by the House |
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| 39 | | - | on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, two |
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| 40 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 41 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 43 | | - | Approved: |
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| 44 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | | - | Date |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Governor |
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