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89(R) HCR 55 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.C.R. No. 55

  

  

   

 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

   

        WHEREAS, For more than a century, the South Texas community 

  

 of Poteet has been known across the Lone Star State as a source of 

  

 delicious strawberries and as the host of a renowned annual 

  

 strawberry festival; and

  

        WHEREAS, In 1911, city founders Henry and Ida Mumme began to 

  

 grow strawberries in their kitchen garden, and within 10 years, the 

  

 community's strawberry crop had become one of its most successful 

  

 products; local citizens invited residents of nearby San Antonio to 

  

 sample the town's strawberries in 1921, and the San Antonio 

  

 Express-News ran a story headlined "Crimson Berries Beckon Hungry 

  

 Tourists to Poteet"; and

  

        WHEREAS, Building on the city's reputation, the Poteet Rotary 

  

 Club staged the first Poteet Strawberry Festival in April 1948, 

  

 hoping to provide an incentive for veterans of World War II to 

  

 return to area farms; the club also promoted more careful packing of 

  

 the crop so that each buyer would receive a uniform pint, flat, or 

  

 crate of berries; and

  

        WHEREAS, Over the course of the past 77 years, the festival 

  

 has grown to become one of the signature springtime events in South 

  

 Texas, drawing 100,000 visitors and contributing as much as $12 

  

 million to the local economy each year; in addition to the 

  

 strawberries themselves, including those sold at the 

  

 much-anticipated strawberry auction, the popular gathering 

  

 features live music, a parade, and a food show; and

  

        WHEREAS, The event also serves as a means of supporting area 

  

 students; for more than two decades, the Poteet Strawberry Festival 

  

 Association has presented college scholarships to a host of 

  

 deserving recipients each year, and many of the churches, schools, 

  

 and civic organizations that participate in the festival donate 

  

 scholarships as well; and

  

        WHEREAS, This sweet, juicy, and colorful fruit is a delight 

  

 to behold and to taste, and for many years, the citizens of Poteet 

  

 have made the strawberry both a source of prosperity and a cause for 

  

 celebration; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas 

  

 hereby redesignate Poteet as the official Strawberry 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.

  

   

 McLaughlin

  

  

  
 ______________________________
 ______________________________

  
    President of the Senate
 Speaker of the House     

  

  

   

        I certify that H.C.R. No. 55 was adopted by the House on May 

   

 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 0, 5 present, not 

   

 voting.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House   

  

  

   

        I certify that H.C.R. No. 55 was adopted by the Senate on May 

   

 9, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Secretary of the Senate   

   

 APPROVED: __________________

   

                 Date       

   

  

   

          __________________

   

               Governor