TITLE: Congratulating the Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates on its 100th anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates on its 100th anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023, providing a fitting opportunity to recognize the organization for its contributions to the state's poultry industry; and WHEREAS, The Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates traces its origins to 1923, when its founders, Judge Walter Burton, Fred Glass, Mrs. Carl Hoffman, M. Johnson, Dr. J. J. Johnson, F. W. Kazmeier, and P. E. Payne, held the first meeting of the Texas Baby Chick Association in the Poultry Building at the State Fair of Texas; the group's early membership included 40 hatchery professionals, and in 1947, the organization was renamed as the Texas Poultry Improvement Association to better reflect its service to all members of the poultry industry; over the years, the TPIA grew to encompass a number of affiliate groups as well, and in 1965, all of the organizations unified to become the Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates; and WHEREAS, Today, the organization's affiliates include the Texas Allied Poultry Association, the Texas Broiler Council, the Texas Egg Council, the Texas Poultry Improvement Association, and the Texas Turkey Federation; the Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates is the only statewide organization that specifically serves the Texas poultry industry, which contributes approximately $3 billion to the state's economy on an annual basis; the Texas broiler subindustry ranks fifth in the U.S., processes more than 59 million chickens per month, and produces over 4.73 billion pounds of meat each year for the global marketplace; the egg subindustry in Texas also ranks fifth in the nation, producing some 6.16 billion eggs for the global marketplace annually; and WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates has played a vital role in supporting the Texas poultry industry, and in so doing, it has helped to strengthen the economy of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Poultry Federation and Affiliates on its 100th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Ashby Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1418 was adopted by the House on May 9, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House