By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.C.R. No. 83
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;
May 1, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 16, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2023, sent to printer.)
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, More than a century ago, peanut farming became
integral to the economy of Floresville, and the city's residents
have long embraced the area's most famous cash crop as an indelible
part of the community's culture and heritage; and
WHEREAS, Situated 30 miles southeast of San Antonio,
Floresville was founded in 1867, and it became the seat of Wilson
County in 1873; agriculture was the backbone of the local economy
from the outset, and beginning in the 1910s, cotton and livestock
gave way to an important new crop: peanuts; and
WHEREAS, Pioneering growers such as Joe T. Sheehy realized
that peanuts were well-suited to the sandy soil of the region, and
the legume quickly became the area's main agricultural commodity;
by the 1930s, more than 150 farmers in the county were involved in
the business, leading residents to informally refer to Floresville
as the state's "peanut capital"; and
WHEREAS, To celebrate the importance of the crop, the
inaugural Floresville Peanut Festival was staged in 1938, and more
than eight decades later, it remains the city's signature event;
over 10,000 people attend the celebration each October, enjoying
parades, pageants, the Goober Games, and myriad other activities;
and
WHEREAS, Floresville's strong historical and commercial
association with the peanut has been a source of great pride for
generations of area residents, and it is indeed deserving of
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate Floresville as the official Peanut Capital of
Texas; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally
passed by the legislature.
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