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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, In the new world of social media, people of every age |
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and background from around the world may take part in an endless |
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conversation about all facets of the Lone Star State by using the |
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hashtag #Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In a dynamic, ever-changing stream that runs 24 |
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hours a day, seven days a week, users of Twitter and other online |
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platforms anywhere on the globe may use #Texas to see what people |
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are saying about Texas and to address other followers of the hashtag |
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on anything and everything pertaining to our great state; and |
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WHEREAS, At any given moment, this unfiltered discussion can |
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range from serious political discussions to wisecracks, from |
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advertising to comments about the heat in Houston, from complaints |
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and praise about Texas sporting franchises to celebrations of Texas |
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writers, artists, and musicians; and |
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WHEREAS, Social media is transforming the way people the |
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world over share their beliefs, ideals, wit, and fancies, and the |
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followers of #Texas are provided with an always fascinating and |
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never-ending parade of what people talk about when they talk about |
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Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate #Texas as the official hashtag of the state of |
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Texas. |