HR607 - Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative.

      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.     Fairly     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 607 was adopted by the House on March   31, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House