H.R. No. 440
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Since the founding of the first permanent settlement
1-2 in Kaufman County more than 150 years ago, the citizens of the area
1-3 have exemplified the independent and industrious spirit of Texas;
1-4 and
1-5 WHEREAS, The history of this Northeast Texas community dates
1-6 back to the days of the Republic of Texas when Dr. William P. King
1-7 established the first permanent settlement on the upper Blackland
1-8 Prairie; overlooking a broad fertile valley, this settlement, known
1-9 as King's Fort and later Kingsborough, became the nucleus of the
1-10 thriving agricultural community we know today as Kaufman County;
1-11 and
1-12 WHEREAS, By 1843, the area around King's Fort had begun
1-13 to attract other settlers in sufficient numbers that the old
1-14 garrison, renamed Kingsborough, became the hub of activity for the
1-15 rapidly growing territory; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Within a decade, growth in the territory had
1-17 warranted its political organization, and in 1848 a rising young
1-18 political figure named John H. Reagan introduced a bill in the
1-19 Texas Legislature creating this new county, which was named in
1-20 honor of another prominent Texas statesman, David S. Kaufman; and
1-21 WHEREAS, In an election held in March 1851, the residents of
1-22 Kaufman County selected the town of Kingsborough, which occupied
1-23 the county's approximate geographic center, as the new county seat;
2-1 in November of that year, the activities of county government were
2-2 moved to the county seat, which by then had been renamed Kaufman;
2-3 and
2-4 WHEREAS, In December 1885, the county commissioners voted to
2-5 build a new county courthouse that would adequately reflect the
2-6 community's confidence in its continued growth and prosperity;
2-7 standing for over 70 years, this venerable stone courthouse not
2-8 only served Kaufman County but came to symbolize the community's
2-9 stability and enduring social values; and
2-10 WHEREAS, In 1955, a modern courthouse was erected in Kaufman,
2-11 ushering in a new era of growth for the community as the local
2-12 economy began to diversify from its traditional agricultural base;
2-13 and
2-14 WHEREAS, While still retaining its agricultural economy,
2-15 Kaufman County currently is reaping the benefits of broadened
2-16 economic development, including an influx of manufacturing and
2-17 trade industries; and
2-18 WHEREAS, Part of the Dallas Standard Metropolitan Statistical
2-19 Area, Kaufman County offers its residents the best of the two
2-20 worlds; its residents enjoy many of the amenities afforded by one
2-21 of the nation's major cities while they retain their identity as a
2-22 close-knit, family-oriented community in the finest traditions of
2-23 Texas' rural past; and
2-24 WHEREAS, Rich in history and tradition, Kaufman County is a
2-25 prosperous, forward-looking community fully participating in the
3-1 state's dynamic growth, and it gives the members of this
3-2 legislative body great pleasure to join our fellow citizens in
3-3 saluting this fine Texas community; now, therefore, be it
3-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-5 Legislature hereby declare March 29, 1993, Kaufman County Day at
3-6 the Capitol and extend best wishes to all of its citizens on this
3-7 noteworthy occasion.
3-8 the Capitol and extend best wishes to all of its citizens on this
3-9 noteworthy occasion.
3-10 Oakley
3-11 H.R. No. 440
3-12 Laney Giddings Naishtat
3-13 Alexander Glaze Nieto
3-14 Allen Goodman Oakley
3-15 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
3-16 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
3-17 Averitt Gray Park
3-18 Bailey Greenberg Parra
3-19 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-20 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-21 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-22 Bomer Hamric Price
3-23 Bosse Harris Puente
3-24 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-25 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
4-1 Cain Hernandez Rangel
4-2 Campbell Hightower Raymond
4-3 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
4-4 Carter Hilderbran Romo
4-5 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-6 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-7 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-8 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-9 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-10 Cook Hudson Shields
4-11 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-12 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-13 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-14 Craddick James Smithee
4-15 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-16 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-17 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-18 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-19 Davila Kamel Talton
4-20 Davis Krusee Telford
4-21 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-22 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-23 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-24 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-25 Denton Longoria Uher
5-1 Driver McCall Van de Putte
5-2 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
5-3 Dutton McDonald West
5-4 Earley Madden Williamson
5-5 Eckels Marchant Willis
5-6 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-7 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-8 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-9 Flores Moreno Yost
5-10 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-11 Gallegos Munoz
5-12 H.R. No. 440
5-13 _______________________________
5-14 Speaker of the House
5-15 I certify that H.R. No. 440 was adopted by the House on March
5-16 29, 1993, by a non-record vote.
5-17 _______________________________
5-18 Chief Clerk of the House