HR191 - Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 191       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Proud residents of Athens are gathering in Austin on   February 11, 2025, for Athens Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, Athens was first incorporated in 1856, and through   the decades, this charming East Texas town has seen significant   growth; today, its diverse economic base includes industrial   manufacturing and other businesses in addition to farming and   livestock ventures; education is a key element in the town's   productivity, with Trinity Valley Community College and the area's   other schools helping residents to prepare for the future; and          WHEREAS, The county seat of Henderson County, Athens is home   to a growing number of wineries, restaurants, and shops, and it has   been called the Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World for the years   when "cowpeas" were a major crop for the local farming community;   Athens was also named the Original Home of the Hamburger by the   Texas Legislature in tribute to the role that local resident   Fletcher Davis played in the creation of this American favorite;   and          WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy such cultural   institutions as the East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society, the   Henderson County Performing Arts Center, the Cain Center, the   Henderson County Regional Fairpark Complex, and the Texas   Freshwater Fisheries Center, where 300,000 gallons of aquarium   exhibits feature a wide variety of native Texas fish in natural   environments; and          WHEREAS, This lovely town continues to be one of the Lone Star   State's great assets, and its citizens may indeed take pride in the   place they call home; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 11, 2025, as Athens Day at   the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting   delegation.     Bell of Kaufman     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 191 was adopted by the House on February   11, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House