Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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2	2	By: Gámez H.C.R. No. 116
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7	7	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
8	8	WHEREAS, The City of Brownsville has carried out an
9	9	innovative program to promote bicycling, and in so doing, the city
10	10	has become a well-known center for this healthy and environmentally
11	11	friendly activity; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Originally started as a way to promote exercise
13	13	among the city's residents and to combat obesity and diabetes, this
14	14	unique effort has helped to make bicycling an important part of
15	15	recreation and tourism in Brownsville as well as a more viable form
16	16	of local transportation; and
17	17	WHEREAS, The city has passed a number of ordinances to make
18	18	the community more bicycle friendly, and it has created an
19	19	extensive system of bicycle trails and on-street bike routes,
20	20	including the Historic Battlefield Trail; designated as a National
21	21	Recreational Trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2013,
22	22	this nine mile route runs through the heart of the city and ends at
23	23	the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park, the site of the
24	24	first clash in the Mexican-American War; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Since 2012, Brownsville has also regularly
26	26	sponsored CycloBia events; during these gatherings, certain
27	27	streets are closed to motor vehicles, and a multitude of
28	28	bicyclists, runners, and walkers turn out to enjoy the less
29	29	congested roadways; moreover, the city has partnered with
30	30	volunteers to create the Brownsville Bike Barn, which offers
31	31	residents lessons in bike safety and maintenance, and the
32	32	Earn-a-Bike Program, which allows people of all ages to receive a
33	33	bike in exchange for completing 25 hours of community service; and
34	34	WHEREAS, The city has benefited from the growth of private
35	35	groups of bike enthusiasts as well, including the Velociraptors
36	36	Cycling Team, the Brownsville Bike Brigade, the City Cruisers
37	37	Cycling Group, and the Brownsville River Rockets Cycling Club; in
38	38	addition, numerous locally owned bicycle shops operate in
39	39	Brownsville; and
40	40	WHEREAS, To build on the success of its earlier efforts, the
41	41	city updated its bicycle and trail master plan in 2021, outlining
42	42	further enhancements to enable bicyclists and walkers to more
43	43	easily travel throughout Brownsville; over the years, the city's
44	44	focus on biking and walking has helped it earn a Culture of Health
45	45	Prize from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as well as
46	46	recognition as an All-America City by the National Civic League;
47	47	and
48	48	WHEREAS, By successfully promoting bicycling, Brownsville
49	49	has become a model for other Texas communities, attracting
50	50	additional visitors to the region and encouraging a fun,
51	51	beneficial, and sustainable way of life for its residents; now,
52	52	therefore, be it
53	53	RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
54	54	hereby redesignate Brownsville as the official Bicycling Capital of
55	55	the Rio Grande Valley; and, be it further
56	56	RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of
57	57	Section 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in
58	58	effect until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is
59	59	finally passed by the legislature.