[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE CITY OF ALPINE

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I am sure every Member of Congress thinks 
that his or her district is the most beautiful, the most unique of all, 
but the 23rd District in Texas is about 24 percent of the land area of 
Texas--it is a huge, huge area. I would like to highlight in 1 minute 
parts of the 23rd, take you around the 23rd in 1 minute. I think it is 
appropriate to start with the city of Alpine, my hometown.
  Alpine is the county seat of Brewster County, which is the largest 
county in Texas. It is the home of Sul Ross State University. Sul Ross 
has more national rodeo championships than any other college or 
university in the Nation, and it is the birthplace of the National 
Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. If you have the opportunity, look up 
Brewster County. Look up Alpine.
  I am thinking about Alpine a lot as I go home this weekend to address 
the Chamber of Commerce for my first time as a Member of Congress, and 
I am so looking forward to being home in the highest, tallest peaks of 
west Texas.

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