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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 338
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Pearsall are gathering in |
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Austin on March 22, 2023, to celebrate Pearsall Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated in central Frio County along Interstate |
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Highway 35 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Pearsall traces its |
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origins to February 15, 1882, when the International Great |
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Northern Railroad and the New York and Texas Land Company platted |
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a town along newly laid tracks between Frio Town and Pleasanton; |
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named for the railroad's vice president, Pearsall became the |
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county seat of Frio County in 1884, and the city was officially |
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incorporated in 1909; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pearsall area is regarded as a "hunter's |
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paradise," with abundant wild game and prime hunting grounds; the |
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city also boasts a wide variety of agricultural products, such as |
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potatoes, watermelons, and specialty herbs; in addition, the |
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city is home to the world's largest peanut monument, which |
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commemorates the area's significant contributions to the peanut |
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industry; other attractions in Pearsall include numerous parks |
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and the Old Frio County Jail Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Pearsall benefit immeasurably from |
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the Pearsall Independent School District, which encompasses Ted |
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Flores Elementary, Pearsall Intermediate, Pearsall Junior High |
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School, and Pearsall High School; local events, such as the |
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Hispanic Heritage Festival, the City of Pearsall Christmas |
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Celebration, and Homecoming Spirit Week, further add to the |
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vibrancy of the community; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Pearsall are working to preserve |
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the best of their past while building a future of expanding |
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opportunity, and they may indeed take pride in the role their city |
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plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as Pearsall Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |
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Gutierrez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 22, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |