By: Sibley S.R. No. 638
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The citizens of Hillsboro are celebrating Hillsboro
1-3 Day at the State Capitol on April 5, 1995, to honor their beautiful
1-4 city and its unique contributions to the State of Texas; and
1-5 WHEREAS, The principal trade center and seat of Hill County,
1-6 Hillsboro was a frontier town on the Blackland Prairie when it was
1-7 established in 1853 as settlers occupied the land that had been
1-8 home to Indians before they moved westward; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Southerners were drawn to the area in the years
1-10 following the War Between the States, and, by the turn of the
1-11 century, Hillsboro had become the center of the second largest
1-12 cotton-producing county in the world; and
1-13 WHEREAS, The rich agricultural area also produces an
1-14 abundance of food crops as well as beef and dairy cattle, horses,
1-15 and swine; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Hillsboro is known for its beautifully restored
1-17 Victorian homes and downtown area; placed on the National Register
1-18 of Historic Places, the 1893 Hill County Cell Block Museum, which
1-19 is a repository of Hill County history, and the 1881 Missouri, Kansas,
1-20 and Texas railroad depot are among the many buildings in Hillsboro
1-21 that are of architectural and historical significance; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Named one of Texas' 10 Most Historic Properties of
1-23 1993 by the Texas Historical Commission, the Hill County Courthouse
2-1 was destroyed by a tragic fire on January 1, 1993; built in 1890,
2-2 the magnificent edifice, which combined architectural accents of
2-3 Classical Revival, Italianate, and French Second Empire, is already
2-4 undergoing exterior restoration; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Situated on a rise that overlooks the town, Hill
2-6 College houses the Colonel Harold B. Simpson Confederate Research
2-7 Center and the Audie Murphy Gun Museum; more than 3,000 volumes,
2-8 maps, photographs, correspondence, and paintings are included in
2-9 the extensive material available for students and researchers; and
2-10 WHEREAS, One of the city's most illustrious citizens is
2-11 Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock who has been in the forefront of
2-12 Texas government for many years serving with distinction as state
2-13 comptroller before being elected to his seat as president of the
2-14 Texas Senate; and
2-15 WHEREAS, Visitors from all over the country are drawn to the
2-16 historic district's antique shops and driving tours of the lovely
2-17 old homes; they also find excellent values in the numerous boutiques
2-18 of the Southwest Outlet Center located on I-35; and
2-19 WHEREAS, The citizens of Hillsboro are to be commended for
2-20 their magnificent achievements in restoring and preserving their
2-21 city's precious heritage and for building a special place for their
2-22 families as well as future generations to live and prosper; now,
2-23 therefore, be it
2-24 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-25 74th Legislature, hereby recognize the notable contributions the
3-1 citizens of Hillsboro have made to the Lone Star State and extend
3-2 best wishes to them as they gather to celebrate Hillsboro Day on
3-3 April 5, 1995; and, be it further
3-4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
3-5 the City of Hillsboro as an expression of the high regard of the
3-6 Texas Senate and in recognition of its magnificent achievements.
3-7 ______________________________________
3-8 President of the Senate
3-9 I hereby certify that the above
3-10 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-11 on April 5, 1995.
3-12 ______________________________________
3-13 Secretary of the Senate
3-14 ______________________________________
3-15 Member, Texas Senate