General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the Sixty-Second Legislature and the Regular Session of the Sixty-Third Legislature Page: 58
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62nd LEGISLATURE-2nd CALLED SESSION
WHEREAS, He was a former director of the Texas Industrial Com-
mission and served on the commission that planned the 1936 Texas Cen-
tennial Exposition; he served as vice president of the Philosophical
Society in 1962 and in that same year, he received another distinction,
election to honorary membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas;
and
WHEREAS, The Harte-Hanks Newspapers corporation now owns 14
dailies with the largest circulation in Texas, as well as Harte-Hanks
newspapers in three other states; the red rooster-General Rains-with
which the Harte-Hanks publishing enterprises are identified will continue
to adorn page one and to crow, a good omen not only of prospects for
good grass and improved business resulting from a good rain, but also
the symbol of good wishes and the better world which Houston Harte
envisioned and endeavored throughout his life to bring about; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Texas,
the Senate concurring, That the 62nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session,
recognize the great loss to this state and the nation by the death of
Houston Harte, newspaper publisher, civic leader, political advocate,
Christian gentleman, and compassionate friend; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature extend sincere sympathy to
the members of his family: to his wife, Mrs. Caroline M. Harte; his two
sons, Edward H. Harte of Corpus Christi and Houston H. Harte of San
Antonio; and seven grandchildren, including Christopher, Julia, William
and Elizabeth Harte, children of the Ed Hartes of Corpus Christi, and
Ritchie, David and Sarah Harte, children of the Houston H. Hartes of
San Antonio; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be prepared for
the members of his family, and that when the two Houses of the Texas
Legislature adjourn this day that they do so in memory of Houston Harte.
Unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 29, 1972;
unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Senate on March 29,
1972.
Filed with the Secretary of State March 31, 1972.
MEMORIAL-EDMUNDS TRAVIS
H. C. R. No. 10
WHEREAS, A prominent and colorful figure in Texas journalism,
Edmunds Travis, died in Austin on September 27, 1971, at the age of 81;
and
WHEREAS, The former editor of the Austin Statesman, which cir-
culated from the Red River to the Rio Grande, Mr. Travis began his news-
paper career as a printer for several Tennessee weeklies owned by his
father; and
WHEREAS, This precocious and eager journalist became a cub re-
porter for the Austin Tribune when he was 16 and the editor of a Manor
weekly at the age of only 17; and
WHEREAS, After leaving this position, he returned to the Austin
Tribune in 1908 to become city editor; he held that post until 1909, when,
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the Sixty-Second Legislature and the Regular Session of the Sixty-Third Legislature, legislative document, 1973; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221792/m1/59/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.