89R20536 KRT-D
By: Fairly H.R. No. 607
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative is celebrating
its 80th anniversary in 2025; and
WHEREAS, During the settlement of the Northwest Panhandle,
rural areas were still largely without electric power; a group of
leaders from Dallam, Sherman, Moore, and Hartley Counties came
together to bring electricity to local farms and ranches, and as a
result of their efforts, the formation of the Rita Blanca Electric
Cooperative was approved by the Rural Electrification
Administration in 1945; and
WHEREAS, Today, the Rita Blanca Electric Co-Op serves more
than 1,700 members and maintains nearly 8,600 meters and more than
3,400 miles of power lines in Dallam, Hansford, Hartley,
Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, and Sherman Counties; the
utility company has worked hard to keep pace with increasing demand
for electric power, and to that end, it has joined Golden Spread
Electric Cooperative, Inc., enabling customers to benefit from the
quality of local service combined with competitive rates; and
WHEREAS, For eight decades, the Rita Blanca Electric
Cooperative has provided reliable and affordable electrical power
to area homes and businesses, and in so doing, it has contributed
greatly to the prosperity and quality of life in the communities it
serves; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Rita
Blanca Electric Cooperative and extend to all those associated with
the utility sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative as an expression
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.