By: Brown, Armbrister, Ellis S.R. No. 177 1-1 By: Brown, Armbrister, Ellis S.R. No. 177 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-4 in joining the residents of Fort Bend County in declaring 1-5 Wednesday, February 26, 1997, as Fort Bend County Day; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Fort Bend County was named in honor of the old 1-7 Fort Bend, a frontier outpost established on a bend of the 1-8 Brazos River in 1821; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Created in 1837, the county was a major settlement 1-10 site for Stephen F. Austin's first colony of settlers, the Old 1-11 Three Hundred, who farmed land and established homes along the 1-12 Brazos River and the Oyster Creek area; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Fort Bend County is a popular area for fishing, 1-14 hunting, and vacationing; yet it has recently been named the 1-15 number two location in the United States for manufacturing by 1-16 the National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives; 1-17 and 1-18 WHEREAS, Fort Bend County is currently gaining national 1-19 recognition for its quality of human resources, amazing growth, 1-20 and economic vibrance; the county enjoyed the second fastest 1-21 population growth of any United States county through the first 1-22 half of the nineties; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The county is leading the state in job creation 2-1 at three times the state average for new manufacturing jobs, and 2-2 American Demographics named Fort Bend County the nation's third 2-3 best address for managerial and professional workers; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Fort Bend County residents have an award-winning 2-5 school system and a strong economy, and they provide much of 2-6 the state's rice, corn, and nursery crops; and 2-7 WHEREAS, While Fort Bend County offers the opportunities 2-8 generated by fast growing communities, its natural beauty and 2-9 rural charm have been retained, and the residents of Fort Bend 2-10 County deserve to be proud of their efforts and planning; now, 2-11 therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-13 75th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the people of 2-14 Fort Bend County for a joyous and celebratory Fort Bend County 2-15 Day; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-17 for the residents of Fort Bend County as an expression of 2-18 esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on February 26, 1997. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Member, Texas Senate 2-30 ______________________________________ 2-31 Member, Texas Senate