Bill Text: TX HR621 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Buda Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR621 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR621-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 621 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Buda are gathering in Austin on | ||
| March 22, 2023, to celebrate Buda Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1881 as a new depot on the | ||
| International-Great Northern Railroad, Buda was known as Du Pre | ||
| until the post office requested a name change seven years later; one | ||
| explanation for the unique moniker is that Buda comes from the | ||
| Spanish word viuda, or widow, in reference to the two widows who | ||
| cooked at the Carrington Hotel in the 1880s; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The town's early economy centered on supplies and | ||
| services for the nearby ranches and dairy farms, and local | ||
| businesses formed a chamber of commerce in 1928; Buda was | ||
| incorporated 20 years later, and it joined the Hays Consolidated | ||
| Independent School District in 1967; the population began to grow | ||
| in earnest in the 1980s, and today the city is home to more than | ||
| 15,000 people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Buda's natural beauty at the edge of the Texas Hill | ||
| Country and the community's preservation of natural spaces helped | ||
| the city earn recognition as the Outdoor Capital of Texas by the | ||
| Texas Legislature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Buda invites everyone to visit and "Breathe Easy" in | ||
| the natural beauty of Onion Creek and the city's pristine | ||
| parklands, to enjoy the quaint local shops in the historic Main | ||
| Street district, and to attend one of the numerous community | ||
| events, such as the Downtown Buda Farmers Market; residents and | ||
| visitors alike enjoy a number of annual holiday festivities, such | ||
| as the Red, White and Buda Independence Day Celebration, Boo-da | ||
| Halloween, Budafest, and the Buda Trail of Lights; other notable | ||
| attractions include the Buda Lions Country Fair and the Wiener Dog | ||
| Races held in April; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The citizens of Buda are building on an impressive | ||
| tradition of achievement and public spirit, and they may indeed | ||
| take great pride in their contributions to the story of the Lone | ||
| Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as Buda Day at the | ||
| State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best | ||
| wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Zwiener | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 621 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 22, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
