H.R. No. 438
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Over the course of its rich history, Brazoria County
1-2 has thrived as one of our most economically significant regions,
1-3 and Texans from across the state will officially pay tribute to
1-4 this fine county when they recognize March 23, 1993, as Brazoria
1-5 County Day at the State Capitol; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Included in the original 300 land grants secured
1-7 from Mexico for settlement, Brazoria County is located along Texas'
1-8 central Gulf Coast and was handpicked by Stephen F. Austin as a
1-9 prime site for settlement based on its potential wealth; traversing
1-10 the region, the Brazos and San Bernard rivers provided colonists
1-11 with a reliable supply of water, while the mild climate and fertile
1-12 soil were valuable for raising many types of agricultural
1-13 commodities, such as cotton and sugar; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Brazoria County became the wealthiest county in
1-15 Texas, with large plantations spread along the banks of major
1-16 rivers and streams; in the late 19th Century, residents turned to
1-17 the production of rice, and in 1902, oil production began its rise
1-18 to prominence; today, more than 35,000 acres of irrigated land are
1-19 devoted to the cultivation of rice, and the petrochemical industry
1-20 has become the backbone of the county's economy; and
1-21 WHEREAS, The area known as Brazosport is home to the largest
1-22 basic chemical complex in the world, where both domestic and
1-23 international chemical companies produce a wide range of household
1-24 and industrial products, such as pharmaceuticals, insecticides, and
2-1 food additives; and
2-2 WHEREAS, At the heart of this leading manufacturing center,
2-3 environmental quality also is highly valued; the city of Lake
2-4 Jackson, for example, has been so well-planned that it has received
2-5 the Governor's Community Achievement Award on five different
2-6 occasions for its residents' successful efforts to enhance the
2-7 natural beauty of their community; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Although Brazoria County is highly industrialized,
2-9 35,000 acres of land at the Brazoria and San Bernard national
2-10 wildlife refuges are devoted to the preservation of more than 200
2-11 bird species and other wildlife, while the Peach Point Wildlife
2-12 Management Area, operated by the Parks and Wildlife Department,
2-13 oversees the protection of native marsh and prairie animal habitat;
2-14 and
2-15 WHEREAS, For their commitment to positive development and
2-16 their exceptional contributions to the financial prominence of this
2-17 state, the citizens of Brazoria County are truly worthy of special
2-18 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-20 Legislature hereby proclaim March 23, 1993, as Brazoria County Day
2-21 at the Capitol and commend that county's citizens on their many
2-22 outstanding achievements; and, be it further
2-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-24 prepared for Brazoria County as an expression of high regard by the
2-25 Texas House of Representatives.
2-26 Texas House of Representatives.
2-27 Harris
3-1 Uher
3-2 H.R. No. 438
3-3 Laney Giddings Naishtat
3-4 Alexander Glaze Nieto
3-5 Allen Goodman Oakley
3-6 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
3-7 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
3-8 Averitt Gray Park
3-9 Bailey Greenberg Parra
3-10 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-11 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-12 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-13 Bomer Hamric Price
3-14 Bosse Harris Puente
3-15 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-16 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-17 Cain Hernandez Rangel
3-18 Campbell Hightower Raymond
3-19 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
3-20 Carter Hilderbran Romo
3-21 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-22 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-23 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-24 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-25 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-26 Cook Hudson Shields
3-27 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-1 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-2 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-3 Craddick James Smithee
4-4 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-5 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-6 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-7 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-8 Davila Kamel Talton
4-9 Davis Krusee Telford
4-10 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-11 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-12 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-13 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-14 Denton Longoria Uher
4-15 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-16 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-17 Dutton McDonald West
4-18 Earley Madden Williamson
4-19 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-20 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-21 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-22 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-23 Flores Moreno Yost
4-24 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-25 Gallegos Munoz
4-26 H.R. No. 438
4-27 _______________________________
5-1 Speaker of the House
5-2 I certify that H.R. No. 438 was adopted by the House on March
5-3 23, 1993, by a non-record vote.
5-4 _______________________________
5-5 Chief Clerk of the House