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By: Zedler (Senate Sponsor - Davis) |
H.C.R. No. 115 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2013; |
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May 9, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 20, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, More than 85 years ago, the city of Mansfield was the |
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birthplace of Best Maid Products, a leading manufacturer of pickles |
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and other condiments; and |
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WHEREAS, The company began in the kitchen of Mildred and |
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Jessie Otis Dalton, who lived in a small stone house in Mansfield; |
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Mrs. Dalton's homemade pies, mayonnaise, sandwich spread, and |
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pickles were popular with the customers in her husband's grocery, |
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and in 1926, they founded the Best Maid company; today the company |
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is best known for its popular pickles and dressings, selling 50 |
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million pickles a year under the Best Maid and Del-Dixi brands; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2012, Mansfield has celebrated its fame as the |
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birthplace of this pickle empire by staging the World's Only Best |
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Maid St. Paddy's Pickle Parade and Palooza every March, to coincide |
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with St. Patrick's Day; this festive attraction features a parade, |
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food vendors, musical performances, and three fun runs, as well as |
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pickle-eating and pickle-juice-drinking competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pickle Parade and Palooza highlights the |
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community as the home of a distinctive brand of pickles and pickle |
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products, and the fun-loving citizens of Mansfield may indeed savor |
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their association with this iconic Texas treasure; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate Mansfield as the official Pickle Capital of Texas; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remains in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is passed. |
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