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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Galveston County Daily News is marking its 175th |
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anniversary in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The oldest continuously published newspaper in |
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Texas, The Daily News was founded by George H. French, who printed |
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the first edition on April 11, 1842; Willard Richardson took on the |
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role of editor in 1844 and acquired sole ownership the following |
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year; under his leadership, the paper became a major voice in the |
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Republic of Texas and, later, a critic of the policies of Sam |
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Houston as both governor of Texas and United States senator; and |
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WHEREAS, During the Civil War, the federal blockade of |
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Galveston prompted a move to Houston, but publication returned to |
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the island in 1866; Alfred Horatio Belo, a member of The Daily News |
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staff, had become the principal owner by 1875, and he installed the |
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state's first telephone line between his home and the newspaper |
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office; in 1885, he established the Dallas Morning News as a sister |
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paper; and |
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WHEREAS, The newspaper was held for many years by the Moody |
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family of Galveston before its sale to Olveta Culp Hobby, whose |
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family then owned the Houston Post; in 1967, The Daily News was |
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purchased by Galveston Newspapers Incorporated and the family of |
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B. Carmage Walls; today, the newspaper continues its proud |
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tradition of family ownership under Lissa Walls, the daughter of |
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B. Carmage Walls; reflecting its expanding coverage of the area, |
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the paper adopted the name The Galveston County Daily News in 1993; |
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it became one of the first papers in the state to publish online |
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when it launched a web edition on December 25, 1995; The Daily News |
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further extended its reach by merging with the Texas City Sun in |
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2004 and developing Coast Monthly magazine for the Upper Gulf |
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Coast; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the days of the Republic of Texas, The |
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Galveston County Daily News has informed and enlightened the |
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citizenry, earning a place among the finest newspapers in the Lone |
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Star State, and its long history is a testament to the vital role it |
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plays in the Galveston community and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 175th anniversary of The |
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Galveston County Daily News and extend to all those associated with |
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this venerable publication sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the newspaper as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Faircloth |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1372 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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