HCR84 - Designating Pineland as the official Sawmill Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

      H.C.R. No. 84       HOUSE 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 Sawmill 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.     Shofner       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House on May   16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 123, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.C.R.   No. 84 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 122, Nays 13, 4   present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.C.R. No. 84 was adopted by the Senate, as   amended, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED:  __________________                    Date                        __________________                  Governor