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HR1241 • 2025

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes.

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Muñoz | Martinez
Last action
2025-05-25
Official status
05/25/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2025 6:03PM
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes.

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes.

What This Bill Does

  • Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  2. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the House

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Adopted

  5. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  6. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

  8. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HR 1241 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1241

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The Wes-Mer Drive-In Theatre in Mercedes is

celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025; and

WHEREAS, On July 6, 1950, Wes-Mer opened as a single screen

drive-in theater with a 430-car capacity, and its first featured

film was the romantic comedy
Everybody Does It
; through the

decades, the business has persisted through such challenges as

natural disasters, writers' strikes, and the COVID-19 pandemic to

remain standing as one of an estimated 250 drive-in theaters still

operating in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Each evening, Wes-Mer presents two feature films

using digital projection and sound broadcasted via FM radio; the

theater also offers its patrons a variety of concessions; and

WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, the Wes-Mer

Drive-In Theatre has served the Rio Grande Valley as a family

entertainment destination, and it is a pleasure to join in

recognizing the business on this milestone occasion; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Wes-Mer

Drive-In Theatre and extend to all those associated with the

business sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for the theater as an expression of high regard by the

Texas House of Representatives.

Muñoz

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1241 was adopted by the House on May

23, 2025, by a non-record vote.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House