H.R. No. 1482
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill of Amarillo have
experienced considerable acclaim and success with their exciting
new product, the Eggmazing Egg Decorator; and
WHEREAS, Convinced there was a better way to decorate Easter
eggs than the messy traditional process involving dyes and vinegar,
Mr. Houdashell designed a self-stabilizing egg lathe that allows
families to decorate using colored markers on a spinning egg; and
WHEREAS, Together, Mr. Houdashell and Mr. McGill formed a
company, HeyBuddyHeyPal, LLC, and manufactured 10,000 units of the
Eggmazing decorator; working with their families, they marketed it
and sold it themselves, and shortly before Easter 2017, a video of
the device went viral on the Internet, receiving 13.6 million
views; by Easter 2018, the device was number one in the toy category
on Amazon.com; and
WHEREAS, In January 2017, Mr. Houdashell, Mr. McGill, and
the Eggmazing decorator auditioned for the reality TV show Shark
Tank, and the following year, they appeared on the national
broadcast, receiving three offers to invest; they accepted the
offer from inventor Lori Greiner, whose $350,000 investment bought
her 10 percent of the company; and
WHEREAS, Through their creativity, enterprise, and hard
work, Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill have proven to be dynamic
participants in the proud Texas tradition of innovation and
entrepreneurship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Scott Houdashell and Curtis McGill
on the success of the Eggmazing Egg Decorator and extend to them
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Houdashell and Mr. McGill as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Smithee
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1482 was adopted by the House on May
10, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House