Bill Text: TX HR898 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Texas State Aquarium on the 30th anniversary of its designation as the Official Aquarium of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR898 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR898-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 898 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi is | ||
| celebrating the 30th anniversary of its designation as the Official | ||
| Aquarium of Texas in 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A project launched by the Junior League of Corpus | ||
| Christi and the local Jaycees in 1969, the aquarium gained early | ||
| support from members of Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni, the Earl | ||
| C. Sams Foundation, and the Brown Foundation of Houston; the Texas | ||
| Legislature conferred the official designation in 1985, and the | ||
| aquarium opened to the public five years later; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The aquarium has flourished as a private, | ||
| not-for-profit organization, maintaining its operations through | ||
| general admissions, memberships, retail sales, event rentals, and | ||
| the generosity of donors; in addition to exhibitions, it sponsors | ||
| education, conservation, and wildlife rehabilitation; over the | ||
| years, it has worked to save protected, threatened, and endangered | ||
| species, and it has cared for countless stranded or injured | ||
| creatures, among them marine mammals, sea turtles, raptors, and | ||
| shorebirds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2014, the aquarium opened the Nearshore | ||
| Experience, an immersive indoor exhibit, and it hosted the | ||
| groundbreaking for an expansion project that will more than double | ||
| the size of the institution; the institution also became one of only | ||
| six aquariums in the nation to achieve Charity Navigator's | ||
| prestigious four-star rating for good governance, sound fiscal | ||
| management, accountability, and transparency; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas State Aquarium is dedicated to connecting | ||
| people with nature and promoting the conservation of the Gulf of | ||
| Mexico, and as it celebrates this significant milestone in its | ||
| history, it is moving forward with plans to become an even more | ||
| valuable asset to the community, the state, and the Gulf Coast | ||
| region; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas State Aquarium on the | ||
| 30th anniversary of its designation as the Official Aquarium of | ||
| Texas and extend to all those associated with this noteworthy | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the aquarium as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 898 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
