TITLE: Recognizing May 18, 2017, as Texas Cattle Feeders Association Day.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 18, 2017, as Texas Cattle Feeders Association Day.

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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association are gathering at the State Capitol in Austin to celebrate the association's 50th anniversary on May 18, 2017; and WHEREAS, A national leader in animal care and health, food safety, environmental stewardship, and trade policy, the Texas Cattle Feeders Association works to advance the economic, political, and social interests of the cattle feeding industry in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico; and WHEREAS, Beef from association feed yards is highly sought after across the nation and around the world, and the annual economic impact of cattle feeding on the State of Texas alone is in the billions of dollars; and WHEREAS, The Texas Cattle Feeders Association plays a dynamic and vital role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and the association's members may indeed take great pride in their half century of achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby recognize May 18, 2017, as Texas Cattle Feeders Association Day at the State Capitol in commemoration of the organization's 50th anniversary; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Seliger President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 11, 2017.