By Denny H.R. No. 11 76R1200 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On February 23, 1999, many proud residents of Denton 1-2 County will gather in Austin to celebrate Denton County Day at the 1-3 State Capitol; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Denton County was formed in 1846 out of Fannin 1-5 County and was named after John Bunyan Denton, a Methodist preacher 1-6 and lawyer; the new city of Denton, located near the center of the 1-7 county, was designated the county seat in 1856; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Bordered on the north by Cooke and Grayson counties, 1-9 and on the south by Dallas and Tarrant counties, Denton County's 1-10 fertile and partly hilly terrain consists of soils of the Blackland 1-11 Prairie, Eastern Cross Timbers, and Grand Prairie; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Although the earliest settlers of Denton County 1-13 relied on subsistence farming, the arrival of the railroads in the 1-14 1880s drastically altered the type and quantity of crops produced, 1-15 from corn and vegetables to cotton and wheat, and during the late 1-16 19th and early 20th centuries, the county was the second leading 1-17 producer of wheat in the state; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Denton County has also benefited from a number of 1-19 other natural resources, including oil, sand, gravel, gas, and 1-20 clay, that have helped the citizenry to create a prosperous 1-21 business environment; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Among the county's many attractions are the State 1-23 DAR Museum, Little Chapel in the Woods, and the annual Denton 1-24 Jazzfest; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Denton County has long been a center of education, 2-2 and two exceptional institutions of higher learning, the University 2-3 of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, are located in the 2-4 city of Denton; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The citizens of Denton County have played a major 2-6 role in the development of the Lone Star State, and through their 2-7 efforts they have created an ideal environment in which to live, 2-8 work, and raise a family; it is indeed a great pleasure to join 2-9 with our fellow Texans in saluting this extraordinary county at 2-10 this time; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 1999, as Denton County 2-13 Day at the State Capitol and commend the county's citizens for 2-14 their many significant contributions to our state; and, be it 2-15 further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for the citizens of Denton County as an expression of high 2-18 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.