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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Wharton County are gathering in |
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Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Wharton County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by Stephen F. Austin under contract with the |
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Mexican government, prospective landowners first came to the plains |
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of the Colorado River in 1822; the Mexican Imperial Colonization |
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Law of 1823 granted 177 acres to the heads of families for farming |
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and 4,428 acres for raising cattle; and |
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WHEREAS, Wharton County was founded in April of 1846, and its |
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name commemorates two heroes of the Texas Revolution, brothers |
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William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton; the advent of |
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railroads and irrigation brought increased settlement to the area, |
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which remains a center of agricultural, educational, industrial, |
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and medical services for a large region; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, nearly 42,000 people call the county home; |
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encompassing just over 1,000 square miles of primarily prairie and |
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timberland, it is divided roughly in half by the Colorado River, |
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which flows through the communities of Wharton and Glen Flora; and |
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WHEREAS, The county seat, Wharton is known for its small-town |
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way of life and its Czech, Danish, and Mexican heritage, as well as |
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for its proximity to both Houston and the Gulf Coast, its excellent |
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schools and championship football teams, and its popular festivals; |
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the area also attracts visitors seeking hunting and outdoor |
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recreation opportunities; the county's other largest towns include |
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El Campo, East Bernard, Boling, and Louise; and |
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WHEREAS, With their resilience and strong sense of community, |
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the people of Wharton County are working to preserve the best of |
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their past as they build an even brighter future, and it is indeed |
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fitting to honor them for their unique contributions to the story of |
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the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Wharton County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |