[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





              ABBY HOUSE WINS TEXAS HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 15, 2017

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Abby House of 
Needville, TX, for being the grand-prize winner of the Save Texas 
History essay contest in the seventh grade division.
  The statewide contest is sponsored by the Texas General Land Office's 
Save Texas History program. The essay students were asked to write was, 
``What history in your community, or in Texas, is worth saving?'' Abby 
wrote about the storied history of the Imperial Sugar building in Sugar 
Land, TX. The students' essays were judged based off of how compelling 
their story was, how useful and interesting the facts were, grammar, 
spelling and organization. For winning the grand-prize, Abby received 
numerous prizes from the San Antonio Tourism Council, from Six Flags 
Fiesta Texas tickets, to tickets to the San Antonio Zoo, and more. She 
is currently a seventh grader at Needville Junior High School.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Abby House for winning the grand-prize of the 
Save Texas History essay contest. We're proud to have her represent TX-
22 and look forward to seeing her future accomplishments.

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