[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E75]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING PUNKIN CENTER GIN IN DAWSON COUNTY, TEXAS

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                        HON. JODEY C. ARRINGTON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2025

  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize a remarkable 
achievement in West Texas--the Food, Fuel, and Fiber Capital of the 
World. Punkin Center Gin, owned by Al Crisp, has marked a grand 
milestone by celebrating its one-hundredth year in operation. This 
family business underscores the resilience and history of our farming 
community in Dawson County.
  Punkin Center Gin opened its doors back on June 11, 1924, making it 
not only the oldest cotton gin in West Texas but also the second oldest 
in the entire state still in operation.
  Al Crisp's dedication to his family's agricultural legacy is clear. 
He is proud to maintain a century-old agricultural business in Texas 
where his ancestors have lived since before it was a state. He was 
quoted with a sentiment many share in the Lone Star State--``I'm Texas 
to the core.''
  Like plenty of our region's farmers, Al values hard work and family. 
He has pushed off any centennial celebrations until after the harvest 
season, and he is committed to the future of Punkin Center Gin hoping 
to pass it down to his children. In West Texas, we take pride in 
fostering farmers of character who fuel and feed the rest of the 
country.
  On behalf of the 19th Congressional District of Texas, I thank Al 
Crisp, his family, and the team at Punkin Center Gin for their 
dedication to agriculture and our community. God bless them and go West 
Texas.

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