SR171 - Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Cotton Day.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 171          WHEREAS, Cotton has ranked as one of the most important   crops in Texas for a century and a half, and in 1997, the 75th   Legislature named it the official fiber and fabric of the Lone   Star State; and            WHEREAS, Introduced to Texas by Spanish missionaries,   cotton soared in production between 1850 and 1900, when it   reached more than 3.4 million bales; contributing to the   expansion were the opening of new lands for cultivation, the   extension of the railroad, and the influx of thousands of   immigrants from the Deep South and from Europe; and            WHEREAS, The State of Texas has been the home of a number of   major innovations in the cotton industry; Robert S. Munger   developed an automated system ginning process in Mexia in 1884,   and in 1980, the country's first high-volume instrument   cotton-classing office opened in Lamesa; and            WHEREAS, In recent years, approximately 40 percent of all   the cotton harvested in the United States has been grown in   Texas, which ranks first among all the states in cotton   production; and            WHEREAS, The history of Texas cannot be told without taking   into account the enormous role that cotton has played in the   development of the state, and the crop continues to provide the   livelihood of thousands of Texans; now, therefore, be it            RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Cotton Day at the   State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best   wishes for an enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin.     Perry                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on March 4, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate