Bill Text: TX HCR43 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Designating Dripping Springs as the Wedding Capital of Texas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR43 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HCR43-Enrolled.html

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H.C.R. No. 43

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Each year, well over a thousand weddings take place
in Dripping Springs; and
WHEREAS, The natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country
provides an ideal setting for joyous celebrations of matrimony, and
the Dripping Springs area is home to more than 30 event venues of
all styles and sizes, among them wineries, ranches, and picturesque
sites along waterways such as Onion Creek; and
WHEREAS, Due to the popularity of Dripping Springs as a
destination for nuptials, the hospitality industry has become well
established; the city's business community includes a wide range of
overnight accommodations for guests, as well as florists, caterers,
bakeries, and other companies offering wedding services; and
WHEREAS, Countless couples have selected Dripping Springs as
the perfect spot to exchange the vows of matrimony and embark on a
new life journey together in the presence of family and friends, and
local residents take pride in the role their community plays in
supporting the institution of marriage; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate Dripping Springs as the Wedding Capital of Texas.
Isaac
Straus González Paddie
Allen Guerra Parker
Alonzo Guillen Paul
Alvarado Gutierrez Peña
Anchia Harless Phelan
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett
Ashby Howard Price
Aycock Huberty Raney
Bell Hughes Raymond
Bernal Hunter Reynolds
Blanco Isaac Riddle
Bohac Israel Rinaldi
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr.
Burns Keough Rose
Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford
Button King of Parker Schaefer
Canales King of Taylor Schofield
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert
Clardy Klick Shaheen
Coleman Koop Sheets
Collier Krause Sheffield
Cook Kuempel Simmons
Craddick Landgraf Simpson
Crownover Larson Smith
Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee
Dale Leach Spitzer
Darby Longoria Springer
Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland
Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris
Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin
Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris
Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farias Miles VanDeaver
Farney Miller of Comal Villalba
Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Fletcher Moody Walle
Flynn Morrison White of Bell
Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Frullo Murphy Workman
Galindo Murr Wray
Geren Naishtat Wu
Giddings Nevárez Zedler
Goldman Oliveira Zerwas
Gonzales Otto
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 43 was adopted by the House on March
4, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 43 was adopted by the Senate on April
30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas
30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor