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RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT TEXAS PARKS

Thanks to officials from Levelland, Laguna Vista, Port Isabel, Combes, Cameron County, La Feria, Primera, Los Fresnos, Odessa, Marble Falls, Arlington,Saginaw, Rancho Viejo, Rio Hondo, South Padre Island, Brownwood,
Pearland, Webster, La Porte,
Lake Jackson, Georgetown, Conroe, Garland, McAllen, The Woodlands Township, Hutto, West
University Place,Texarkana, Elgin, Bastrop, San Angelo, Forney, Fort Worth, Kleberg County, Keller, Murphy, Denison, Mount Vernon, Richardson, El Campo, Grapevine, Rockwall, Harker Heights, Sugar Land, Baytown, Deer Park, and Fort Bend County for signing the 83rd Session Legislature Resolution.

Who will be next? Click here to download the prepared 83rd

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst visited with Deer Park PARD Assistant Director Charlie Sandberg,
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Tommy Ginn and Director Scott Swigert at Parks Day at the Texas Capitol Jan. 16.
Photo Courtesy of Texas Senate Media Services

Session Legislature Resolution for your community to support legislation that increases funding for Texas parks and recreation. Upon certification, e-mail your community’s resolution to michael.massey@cor.gov.
83rd Legislature Platform

• Town Hall Meetings to Keep Texas Parks Open:
Meet fellow parks supporters and learn how funding can be restored for Texas parks at one of the Town Hall Meetings throughout the State. Click here for a list of dates and locations.

Greater Houston Partnership Resolution – Dedicated Revenue

HISTORY OF PARK GRANT FUNDING

Park Grant Funding History by Name and District

Park Grant Funding History by House Appropriations Committee
Park Grant Funding History by House Appropriations Sub-committee
House Appropriations Committee Members

Outdoor recreation economic impact

Parks Day at The Capitol Jan. 16:
Thank you to those who walked the halls of the State Capitol for Parks Day at the Capitol Jan. 16. Contact your Legislators to make an appointment with them.