R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On March 15, 1999, many proud residents of Kaufman 1-2 County will gather in Austin to celebrate Kaufman County Day at the 1-3 State Capitol; and 1-4 WHEREAS, In 1840 William P. King and a group of 40 pioneers 1-5 built King's Fort in this broad, fertile valley in northeast Texas, 1-6 establishing the region's first settlement, which became a major 1-7 attraction to settlers from across the land; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Kaufman County was formally established in 1848 from 1-9 part of Henderson County and was named for David Spangler Kaufman, 1-10 a member of the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress; 1-11 the town of King's Fort was later renamed Kaufman and became the 1-12 county seat in 1851; and 1-13 WHEREAS, From 1880 to 1930 the population in this thriving 1-14 agricultural county almost tripled, and throughout this period the 1-15 area's main crop was corn; following the Great Depression, Kaufman 1-16 County was still predominantly rural, but beginning in the 1960s a 1-17 shift toward a more urban community occurred; and 1-18 WHEREAS, By the 1970s the eastward spread of Dallas had 1-19 furthered the commercial development of Kaufman County and with it 1-20 the population levels began to rise, eventually reaching its 1-21 current total of more than 58,000 citizens; while still retaining 1-22 its agricultural economy, Kaufman County currently is reaping the 1-23 benefits of more diverse economic development, including an influx 1-24 of manufacturing and trade industries; and 2-1 WHEREAS, With its proximity to Dallas, Kaufman County 2-2 residents enjoy many of the amenities afforded by one of the 2-3 nation's major cities while preserving their identity as a 2-4 family-oriented community and an ideal place in which to live, 2-5 work, and raise a family; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Kaufman County is a history-rich, prosperous, and 2-7 forward-looking community that is fully participating in the 2-8 state's dynamic growth, and it is indeed appropriate that the 2-9 citizenry of this county be given special recognition at this time; 2-10 now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby recognize March 15, 1999, as Kaufman County Day 2-13 at the State Capitol and join the citizens of that county in paying 2-14 tribute to one of Texas' finest communities; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for prominent display in Kaufman County as a commemoration 2-17 of this grand occasion and as an expression of high regard by the 2-18 Texas House of Representatives. Brown of Kaufman Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 275 was adopted by the House on March 15, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House