Bill Text: TX HCR58 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Redesignating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-03 - Filed [HCR58 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR58-Introduced.html
| 89R9057 HMR-D | ||
| By: Isaac | H.C.R. No. 58 | |
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| WHEREAS, Each year, more than 3,000 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 over 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 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby redesignate Dripping Springs as the official Wedding 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. | ||
