| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 411 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rick Powers of Sonora has been named second vice |
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| 6 | 6 | | president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1915, the Texas Sheep and Goat |
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| 8 | 8 | | Raisers Association is the oldest sheep and goat organization in |
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| 9 | 9 | | the United States; it advocates for production agriculture |
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| 10 | 10 | | throughout Texas and beyond and seeks to educate the public about |
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| 11 | 11 | | the importance of sheep and goats to agriculture and our economy; |
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| 12 | 12 | | and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Rick Powers grew up on family ranches in Sutton |
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| 14 | 14 | | County and graduated from Sonora High School in 1982; he earned a |
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| 15 | 15 | | bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University, and he went on to |
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| 16 | 16 | | become assistant warehouse manager for Sonora Wool and Mohair; in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1992, he joined Chargeurs USA in Jamestown, South Carolina, as a |
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| 18 | 18 | | wool trader, and he was later promoted to trading and topmaking |
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| 19 | 19 | | manager; for 16 years, he was commercial manager and director of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Lempriere Wool Trading, as well as the commercial director of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Global Wool Alliance, a wool combing mill in India; moreover, he is |
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| 22 | 22 | | the former owner of Rafter Seven Merinos, Inc. in Nevada; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Today, Mr. Powers is managing director of American |
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| 24 | 24 | | Wool Services in San Angelo, and he jointly manages the Bar 7 Ranch |
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| 25 | 25 | | in Sonora, where he raises commercial Merino sheep, Spanish goats, |
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| 26 | 26 | | and Angus cattle; he also leases the Sawyer-Davis Ranch in Sonora; |
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| 27 | 27 | | highly respected in his profession, he has served on the Let's Grow |
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| 28 | 28 | | Fine Wool Consortium and as an advisor for the American Sheep |
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| 29 | 29 | | Industry Association's Fine Wool Breed Index Development Team; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his career in the agricultural |
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| 31 | 31 | | industry, Rick Powers has gained a wealth of experience that is sure |
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| 32 | 32 | | to serve him well as he takes on this challenging new role; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Rick Powers on being named second |
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| 36 | 36 | | vice president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and |
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| 37 | 37 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Powers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Murr |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 411 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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