Bill Text: TX HCR12 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HCR12 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR12-Introduced.html
| 87R4776 BHH-D | ||
| By: Zwiener | H.C.R. No. 12 | |
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| WHEREAS, In recent years, the Central Texas community of Kyle | ||
| has begun to garner attention as the Lone Star State's premier | ||
| source of delicious pies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kyle is home to the Texas Pie Company, where owner | ||
| Julie Albertson has been baking her signature products for retail | ||
| and wholesale customers for more than two decades; during that | ||
| time, the business has grown from selling a few pies each day to | ||
| selling up to 300, with three-quarters of those purchases being | ||
| made by people from out of town; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognizing the community's importance in purveying | ||
| these prized baked goods, city leaders have found numerous ways to | ||
| build on that reputation; Kyle has hosted the annual Pie in the Sky | ||
| Hot Air Balloon Festival since 2017, and the mayor has proclaimed | ||
| January 23 as Pie Day, which coincides with the national | ||
| celebration of the dish; almost two months later, residents | ||
| continue the fun with a pun, as they commemorate National Pi (p-i) | ||
| Day on March 14; moreover, the city has joined the American Pie | ||
| Council and has been granted a pie-related trademark from the | ||
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Other local enterprises have also begun | ||
| incorporating pie into their operations, with more than 40 | ||
| businesses joining the city's "CertiPIEd" business initiative; the | ||
| Hampton Inn gives out pie-shaped and scented candles to guests, | ||
| Broadway Bank is sponsoring pie-eating contests, and Sky Realty | ||
| Kyle presents pies to customers who buy a home; looking to expand | ||
| the brand, the city is actively recruiting pie-making companies and | ||
| pie restaurants to move to Kyle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Whether it's pecan pie, apple pie, blueberry pie, or | ||
| pot pie, a pie is an occasion for celebration and delight, and the | ||
| people of Kyle are making this beloved dish a special focus of their | ||
| identity as a community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Kyle as the official Pie 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. | ||
