Bill Text: TX HR2374 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Lucchese Bootmaker on its 140th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2374 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2374-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2374 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The iconic boot company Lucchese Bootmaker is | ||
| celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1883, Salvatore and Joseph Lucchese, the sons of | ||
| an Italian shoemaker, settled in San Antonio and established a shop | ||
| to make boots for the U.S. Cavalry school at Fort Sam Houston; the | ||
| business flourished, and in 1910, it recorded its first | ||
| international customer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1929, four months after the death of Salvatore | ||
| Lucchese, Lucchese was incorporated by president S. L. Gill, vice | ||
| president, and son of Salvatore, Cosimo Lucchese, and secretary | ||
| M. Millken; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Early customers included Robert J. Kleberg Sr. of | ||
| the famed King Ranch, General Frank Purdy Lahm, the U.S. Army's | ||
| first certified pilot, and Charles Kreuz Sr., founder of the famous | ||
| Kreuz Market barbecue restaurant; then-vice president-elect Lyndon | ||
| B. Johnson gave Lucchese boots to Caroline Kennedy, daughter of | ||
| then-president-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and he | ||
| was photographed wearing Lucchese boots on his ranch as president | ||
| in 1968; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lucchese operations moved to El Paso in 1986; more | ||
| recently, Lucchese has raised its profile through partnerships with | ||
| the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the athletics departments of | ||
| Texas A&M University and The University of Texas; in addition, it | ||
| made the boots for State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex; the company | ||
| currently operates 20 stores, 15 of which are in the Lone Star | ||
| State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of 140 years, Lucchese has built a | ||
| loyal following across the country and beyond its borders while | ||
| contributing significantly to the prosperity of Texas, attaining | ||
| the status of a treasured institution; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Lucchese Bootmaker on its 140th | ||
| anniversary and extend to all those associated with the company | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Kacal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2374 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
