H.R. No. 1872       R E S O L U T I O N            WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the   creation of the Texas Water Development Board; and          WHEREAS, In response to a devastating drought that struck   Texas in the mid-1950s, state voters approved a constitutional   amendment that established the board in 1957; the landmark   legislation allowed the issuance and sale of bonds to help   subsidize the development of surface-water supply projects, and   TWDB was tasked with administering the fund; and          WHEREAS, Over the decades, the board has granted   approximately $23 billion in financial assistance to Texas   communities and overseen the development of nine state water plans;   today, it also collects and disseminates surface and underground   water data, including project water availability, environmental   impact, and water uses for both agricultural and municipal areas,   and it provides technical services and sponsors educational   programs on conservation; and          WHEREAS, Since its inception, TWDB has been instrumental not   only in facilitating the responsible development, management, and   conservation of our state's natural resources but also in   maintaining public health and economic growth in the Lone Star   State, and this milestone year provides a fitting opportunity to   recognize the agency's exceptional work; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Texas   Water Development Board and extend to all those associated with the   agency sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the board as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Larson     Straus Goldman Oliverson   Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega   Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie   Alvarado Gooden Parker   Anchia Guerra Paul   Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez   Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan   Arévalo Hefner Phillips   Ashby Hernandez Pickett   Bailes Herrero Price   Bell Hinojosa Raney   Bernal Holland Raymond   Biedermann Howard Reynolds   Blanco Huberty Rinaldi   Bohac Hunter Roberts   Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar   Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis   Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.   Burns Johnson of Harris Rose   Burrows Kacal Sanford   Button Keough Schaefer   Cain King of Hemphill Schofield   Canales King of Parker Schubert   Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen   Clardy Klick Sheffield   Coleman Koop Shine   Collier Krause Simmons   Cook Kuempel Smithee   Cortez Lambert Springer   Cosper Landgraf Stephenson   Craddick Lang Stickland   Cyrier Larson Stucky   Dale Laubenberg Swanson   Darby Leach Thierry   Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria   Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris   Dean Lucio III Tinderholt   Deshotel Martinez Turner   Dukes Metcalf Uresti   Dutton Meyer VanDeaver   Elkins Miller Villalba   Faircloth Minjarez Vo   Fallon Moody Walle   Farrar Morrison White   Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson   Frank Murphy Workman   Frullo Murr Wray   Geren Neave Wu   Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler   Giddings Oliveira Zerwas     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1872 was adopted by the House on May 10,   2017, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House