Editing Anthony, Texas (section)

===Leap Year Capital of the World===
In 1988 local resident Mary Ann Brown, a member of the Anthony Chamber of Commerce and born on leap year day, February 29, proposed that the Anthony Chamber of Commerce host a festival centered on Leap Day.

In February 1988 based on this celebration and because no other place in the world regularly sponsors such an event, the town's Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor Ms. Brown's idea of the festival and subsequently declared Anthony, Texas & Anthony, New Mexico to be the joint Leap Year Capitals of the World.

[[New Mexico Governor]] [[Garrey Carruthers]] and [[Texas Governor]] [[Bill Clements]] joined in the special proclamation.

[[United States Senator]] [[Pete Domenici]] of [[New Mexico]] entered into the ''[[Congressional Record]]'' of the United States a request that Congress and the President join in the proclamation. Senator Domenici read it into the ''Congressional Record'' Vol. 134, No. 146, Friday, October 14, 1988, of the 100th Congress.

In January 1996 the Anthony, New Mexico, post office was designated "Leap Year Station" and granted a commemorative postal cancellation. In celebration of the event, the town's postmaster will typically appear as "Leap Year William" and distribute candy to parade attendees.

The festival and parade is chaired by the mayor of Anthony, Texas.<ref>http://www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Events/LeapYearCapitaloftheWorld.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724172208/http://southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Events/LeapYearCapitaloftheWorld.html |date=July 24, 2008 }} Retrieved on June 2, 2008</ref>