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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission celebrated |
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the 75th anniversary of its founding on November 18, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, The Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution |
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was ratified in December 1933, ending Prohibition and giving |
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individual states the right to regulate alcohol; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1935, Texas voters ratified an amendment to the |
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state constitution repealing state prohibition, granting local |
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governments across the state the authority to decide if their |
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communities were "wet" or "dry"; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, a special called session of the 44th |
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Texas Legislature passed the Texas Liquor Control Act, creating the |
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Texas Liquor Control Board, which met for the first time on November |
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18, 1935, in the governor's reception room in the State Capitol; in |
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1970, the board was renamed the Texas Alcoholic Beverage |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the TABC continues to oversee every aspect of |
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the alcoholic beverage industry in Texas, regulating more than |
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40,000 licensed businesses; the commission collects over $200 |
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million annually in taxes and fees, contributing greatly to the |
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funding of state government; and |
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WHEREAS, The TABC also encourages legal and responsible |
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alcohol consumption through education and prevention programs and |
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by forming innovative partnerships with communities and the |
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beverage industry; and |
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WHEREAS, For three-quarters of a century, the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission has ably served the citizens of Texas and |
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fulfilled its mission to promote public safety by ensuring the |
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responsible manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Texas |
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Alcoholic Beverage Commission and extend to the commission's |
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members and employees sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Menendez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 34 was adopted by the House on |
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February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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