Bill Text: TX SR35 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 3-5, 2025, as Midland-Odessa Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2025-02-05 - Reported enrolled [SR35 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR35-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Midland and Odessa are | ||
| gathering in Austin on February 3-5, 2025, to celebrate | ||
| Midland-Odessa Days at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Set only 20 miles apart in the ranching and oil | ||
| country of West Texas, these vibrant Texas cities got their start | ||
| as stops on the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1880s; by 1890, | ||
| Midland was one of the most important centers for shipping cattle | ||
| in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Odessa began its rapid growth with the discovery | ||
| of oil in the Permian Basin in the 1920s, and by 1929, Midland was | ||
| home to 36 oil companies; today, Midland continues to be the | ||
| financial and administrative capital of the Permian Basin, while | ||
| Odessa remains the center for the region's oil processing and | ||
| distribution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Midland and Odessa are the primary cities located | ||
| in the Permian Basin, which is one of the largest oil producing | ||
| regions in the world and accounts for 40 percent of production in | ||
| the United States; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Ellen Noël Art Museum in Odessa features | ||
| world-class exhibits year-round, and the Haley Memorial Library & | ||
| History Center in Midland houses the first bell to hang in the | ||
| Alamo and vast resources of oral and written archives about the | ||
| cowboy and the American Southwest; situated between Midland and | ||
| Odessa is the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, a | ||
| state-of-the-art facility boasting a total of 2,000 seats | ||
| between its theater and recital hall; visitors and residents | ||
| alike also enjoy the Stonehenge replica on The University of | ||
| Texas Permian Basin campus in Odessa, as well as live productions | ||
| at the replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre at Odessa College; | ||
| the Midland Festival Ballet, the West Texas Symphony, and the | ||
| award-winning Midland Community Theatre offer live performances | ||
| that inspire and entertain; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 99-acre I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna | ||
| Welch Nature Study Center and the 49-acre Sibley Nature Center | ||
| celebrate the nature and history of the Permian Basin while | ||
| showcasing the beauty and wildlife of the region; Odessa is host | ||
| to the Spire, a 1950s mid-century architecture sign that was | ||
| refurbished in 2019 and is the tallest lighted public art | ||
| structure in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The White-Pool House is the first residential | ||
| home in Odessa and proudly displays items from both the White and | ||
| Pool families; also located in Odessa and enjoyed by more than | ||
| 10,000 visitors every year is the nation's second-largest meteor | ||
| crater and its adjoining museum; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Midland's Museum of the Southwest offers displays | ||
| of the art and archaeology of the American Southwest, as well as | ||
| the winning Kentucky Derby history of one of Midland's prominent | ||
| families; the interactive exhibits in the Permian Basin | ||
| Petroleum Museum present the geology and history of oil while | ||
| helping inspire entrepreneurs of the future; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Odessa features the Chris Kyle Memorial Plaza, | ||
| which honors the former Navy SEAL who was born in Odessa, and | ||
| which pays tribute to the past, current, and future veterans who | ||
| have selflessly served our country; the Midland Army Air Field | ||
| Museum preserves the history of the largest bombardier training | ||
| school during World War II and also highlights the contributions | ||
| that West Texans made to the war effort; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than a century, the cities of Midland and | ||
| Odessa have been at the economic and cultural hub of West Texas, | ||
| and their citizens continue to celebrate their rich history as | ||
| they work hard to build a prosperous future; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 3-5, 2025, as | ||
| Midland-Odessa Days at the State Capitol and extend a warm | ||
| welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
| Sparks | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 5, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
