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