| 1 | | - | H.C.R. No. 45 |
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| 1 | + | By: Cook (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.C.R. No. 45 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023; |
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| 3 | + | May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | + | Administration; May 16, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | + | vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 4 | 9 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Almost a century ago, the City of Mansfield was the |
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| 6 | 11 | | birthplace of Best Maid Products, and the company's subsequent |
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| 7 | 12 | | success as a manufacturer of pickles has inspired area residents to |
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| 8 | 13 | | make the vinegary vegetable the centerpiece of a beloved annual |
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| 9 | 14 | | celebration; and |
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| 10 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Best Maid pickles originated in the kitchen of |
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| 11 | 16 | | Mildred and Jessie Otis Dalton, who lived in a small stone house in |
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| 12 | 17 | | Mansfield; Mrs. Dalton's homemade pies, mayonnaise, sandwich |
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| 13 | 18 | | spread, and pickles were popular with the customers in her |
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| 14 | 19 | | husband's grocery, and in 1926, they founded the Best Maid company; |
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| 15 | 20 | | the brand went on to be enormously successful, and today it is best |
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| 16 | 21 | | known for its pickles and dressings; it processes 50 to 60 million |
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| 17 | 22 | | pounds of cucumbers every year and sells 100 different items under |
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| 18 | 23 | | the Best Maid and Del-Dixi brands; and |
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| 19 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Since 2012, Mansfield has celebrated its fame as the |
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| 20 | 25 | | birthplace of this pickle empire by staging the World's Only |
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| 21 | 26 | | St. Paddy's Pickle Parade and Palooza every March, to coincide with |
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| 22 | 27 | | St. Patrick's Day; this festive event has grown to attract tens of |
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| 23 | 28 | | thousands of visitors each year, and it features a parade, retail |
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| 24 | 29 | | and food vendors, musical performances, and three fun runs, as well |
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| 25 | 30 | | as pickle-eating and pickle-juice-drinking competitions; and |
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| 26 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The Pickle Parade and Palooza highlights the |
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| 27 | 32 | | community's hometown pride and its healthy sense of fun, and the |
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| 28 | 33 | | citizens of Mansfield may indeed savor their association with this |
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| 29 | 34 | | iconic Texas treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 31 | 36 | | hereby redesignate Mansfield as the official Pickle Capital of |
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| 32 | 37 | | Texas; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 34 | 39 | | 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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| 35 | 40 | | until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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| 36 | 41 | | passed by the legislature. |
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| 37 | | - | Cook |
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| 38 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 39 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 45 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 41 | | - | 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 42 | | - | voting. |
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| 43 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 45 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 45 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 46 | | - | 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 47 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Date |
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| 51 | | - | __________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Governor |
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| 42 | + | * * * * * |
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