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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 195
2	2	WHEREAS, Many notable citizens of Lubbock are visiting
3	3	Austin on February 22, 2023, to pay tribute to their city's rich
4	4	heritage and to celebrate Lubbock Day at the State Capitol; and
5	5	WHEREAS, A thriving region of the state, the Lubbock area
6	6	is one of the oldest inhabited places in Texas; archeologists
7	7	have discovered evidence of some 12,000 years of continuous
8	8	habitation at the Lubbock Lake Landmark site, a national historic
9	9	and state archeological preserve; and
10	10	WHEREAS, The City of Lubbock was incorporated on March 16,
11	11	1909; railroads stimulated the city's growth as a trade center,
12	12	and residents also wanted the benefits of an institution of
13	13	higher learning; when legislation creating Texas Technological
14	14	College was passed in 1923, the site selection committee,
15	15	impressed by the enthusiasm and hospitality of its citizens,
16	16	chose Lubbock for its location; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Today a city and surrounding area of more than
18	18	300,000 people, Lubbock is home to the Texas Tech University
19	19	System and its flagship institution, Texas Tech University, a
20	20	school well-deserving of its Tier One status; and
21	21	WHEREAS, The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center attracts
22	22	nearly 5,000 students from around the world and is currently
23	23	ranked as the number one health university in the nation by the SR
24	24	Education Group, ranking higher than programs at such other
25	25	notable institutions as Harvard University, Stanford University,
26	26	and Yale University; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Three universities, including Texas Tech and one
28	28	public community college, annually draw more than 50,000
29	29	students to the area and refresh the local economy with
30	30	approximately 10,000 new graduates each year, creating a
31	31	community where more than 30 percent of residents over the age of
32	32	25 hold a college degree or higher; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Texas Tech's athletic programs have recently
34	34	achieved historic successes; the men's basketball team has
35	35	recently reached the Final Four, the baseball team has appeared
36	36	four times in the College World Series in the past decade, and the
37	37	men's outdoor track and field team has earned national
38	38	championships, while Lubbock Christian University's women's
39	39	basketball team won national championships in 2016, 2019, and
40	40	2021; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Lubbock's metropolitan-area labor force comprises
42	42	165,000 workers, and the cost of doing business ranks as one of
43	43	the lowest in the nation, with some of the lowest costs for
44	44	electric and natural gas utilities, wage rates, affordable land,
45	45	and cost of living; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Lubbock is consistently recognized by national
47	47	organizations for its business-friendly atmosphere, including
48	48	being named the number one city for women professionals; it is
49	49	ranked in the top 20 cities for young entrepreneurs starting a
50	50	business and was named seventh in the Forbes list of top
51	51	"Opportunity Cities," based on its low cost of living, its
52	52	cultural resources, and the strength of its business
53	53	community; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Lubbock has a diverse economy that draws its
55	55	strength from agribusiness, manufacturing, and commerce as
56	56	well as from educational and health care services, boasting
57	57	the largest medical infrastructure between Dallas and Phoenix;
58	58	with the growth of the cotton industry on the High Plains,
59	59	Lubbock has become one of the world's primary centers for the
60	60	processing of cottonseed and hybrid-grain sorghum seed; the
61	61	region north of Lubbock has the highest density of cattle in
62	62	the entire country; and
63	63	WHEREAS, Lubbock is now the home of several major
64	64	award-winning wineries and vineyards that produce more than 80
65	65	percent of the state's wine grapes; and
66	66	WHEREAS, Lubbock offers a wealth of cultural and
67	67	recreational opportunities, including the Lubbock Symphony
68	68	Orchestra, the Lubbock Civic Ballet, the Silent Wings Museum, the
69	69	Museum and Planetarium of Texas Tech University and many other
70	70	cultural offerings at Texas Tech University, and a new,
71	71	state-of-the-art performing arts center named after local legend
72	72	and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Buddy Holly; and
73	73	WHEREAS, The city's meticulously planned infrastructure
74	74	has resulted in a low-traffic community and more neighborhood
75	75	parks per capita than any other city in Texas; and
76	76	WHEREAS, Lubbock was nicknamed the "Hub City" because it is
77	77	at the intersection of five major highways; it aims to continue
78	78	that renown through the eventual expansion of Interstate 27,
79	79	which will help to relieve the traffic congestion of other major
80	80	Texas highways; and
81	81	WHEREAS, Those wanting a glimpse of frontier history can
82	82	find it in the restored structures at the Ranching Heritage
83	83	Center, a 15-acre site tracing the evolution of ranch
84	84	architecture and the history of the cattle industry; the
85	85	region's history is also celebrated at the Bayer Museum of
86	86	Agriculture; and
87	87	WHEREAS, The talented musicians who have come from the
88	88	Lubbock area include Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Maines family,
89	89	Virgil Johnson and the Velvets, Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker,
90	90	Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Pat Green, and Josh
91	91	Abbott; their rich and diverse contributions have earned Lubbock
92	92	recognition as the Music Crossroads of Texas; and
93	93	WHEREAS, Lubbock's thriving business community is
94	94	represented by the largest business federation on the Texas South
95	95	Plains, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, which expands and guards
96	96	the prosperity of the Lubbock area; and
97	97	WHEREAS, Early major achievements propelled by the chamber
98	98	of commerce during more than a century of service include
99	99	recruiting farmers from out of state to produce crops on the
100	100	fertile soils of the Llano Estacado, working to bring the
101	101	railroad to Lubbock, establishing the South Plains Fair, and
102	102	drafting and delivering to the Texas Capitol the application that
103	103	would result in establishing Texas Technological College, which
104	104	today is the heart of the Texas Tech University System; and
105	105	WHEREAS, The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce was instrumental
106	106	in establishing Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport,
107	107	Reese Air Force Base, and outstanding transportation
108	108	infrastructure and was the first chamber of commerce in Texas to
109	109	introduce an Association Health Plan for 34 West Texas counties,
110	110	which became a model nationwide; and
111	111	WHEREAS, Among the delegation visiting the Capitol today
112	112	are members of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce's 47th Leadership
113	113	Lubbock Class who represent the business and community leaders of
114	114	Lubbock; and
115	115	WHEREAS, The citizens of Lubbock have truly kept faith with
116	116	the founders of their West Texas community; renowned for their
117	117	hospitality and warmth as well as their hardiness and
118	118	determination, they have helped to build a vital urban center
119	119	that serves not only a large part of West Texas but also the
120	120	surrounding regions; now, therefore, be it
121	121	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
122	122	Legislature, hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Lubbock Day
123	123	at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
124	124	delegation and all their fellow citizens sincere appreciation
125	125	for the bright luster they add to the Lone Star State.
126	126	Perry
127	127	________________________________
128	128	President of the Senate
129	129	I hereby certify that the
130	130	above Resolution was adopted by
131	131	the Senate on February 22, 2023.
132	132	________________________________
133	133	Secretary of the Senate
134	134	________________________________
135	135	Member, Texas Senate