| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 268 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Cotton has ranked as one of the most important |
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| 3 | 3 | | crops in Texas for a century and a half, and in 1997, the 75th |
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| 4 | 4 | | Legislature named it the official fiber and fabric of the Lone |
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| 5 | 5 | | Star State; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Introduced to Texas by Spanish missionaries, |
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| 7 | 7 | | cotton soared in production between 1850 and 1900, when it |
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| 8 | 8 | | reached more than 3.4 million bales; contributing to the |
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| 9 | 9 | | expansion were the opening of new lands for cultivation, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | extension of the railroad, and the influx of thousands of |
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| 11 | 11 | | immigrants from the Deep South and from Europe; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The State of Texas has been the home of a number of |
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| 13 | 13 | | major innovations in the cotton industry; Robert S. Munger |
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| 14 | 14 | | developed an automated system ginning process in Mexia in 1884, |
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| 15 | 15 | | and in 1980 the country's first high-volume instrument |
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| 16 | 16 | | cotton-classing office opened in Lamesa; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In recent years, approximately 40 percent of all |
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| 18 | 18 | | the cotton harvested in the United States has been grown in |
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| 19 | 19 | | Texas, and the state usually ranks first among all the states in |
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| 20 | 20 | | cotton production; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Our farmers work long hours to provide food and |
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| 22 | 22 | | fiber for the world and their work is seldom recognized; the |
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| 23 | 23 | | profession is both tiresome and stressful but rewarding at the |
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| 24 | 24 | | same time; let us take a moment to recognize our farmers for the |
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| 25 | 25 | | work they put in every day that benefits all of us; thank God for |
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| 26 | 26 | | our farmers and ranchers!; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The history of Texas cannot be told without taking |
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| 28 | 28 | | into account the enormous role that cotton has played in the |
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| 29 | 29 | | development of the state, and the crop continues to provide the |
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| 30 | 30 | | livelihood of thousands of Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as Cotton Day at the |
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| 33 | 33 | | State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best |
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| 34 | 34 | | wishes for an enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Perry |
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| 36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | President of the Senate |
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| 38 | 38 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 39 | 39 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Senate on March 7, 2023. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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