89R14564 BK-D
By: Shofner H.C.R. No. 84
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The development of the city of Pineland has been
profoundly shaped by its lumber industry, which has formed the
basis of the community's economy since its founding at the turn of
the 20th century; and
WHEREAS, Located in southwestern Sabine County, Pineland
traces its origins to a sawmill and lumber camp that was established
on the Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern Railway, which laid tracks
through the county in 1902; originally known as John Adam's Mill,
the community acquired its Pineland name when a post office opened
in 1904; and
WHEREAS, Nestled in the heart of the East Texas forests,
Pineland grew rapidly as a company town centered around the Temple
Lumber Company, which was established in 1910 when Thomas L. L.
Temple took control of a previously existing mill operation;
through the decades, the company's products included hardwood,
plywood, pine lumber, particleboard, and hardwood flooring, and a
number of new processing facilities were added beginning in the
1960s; and
WHEREAS, The company became Temple Industries in 1963, and
additional name changes took place over the next two decades due to
a series of acquisitions and mergers; since 2013, Georgia-Pacific
has operated the mill, and when a $120 million expansion of the
Pineland Lumber Complex was completed in 2023, it became the
largest sawmill in the southern United States; and
WHEREAS, Drawing on the region's vast timber resources,
Pineland has played an integral role in the state's lumber industry
for more than a century, and the city's residents are justifiably
proud of their community's contributions to the Texas economy; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate Pineland as the official Lumber 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.