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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 219
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
 1-4     pleasure in welcoming the proud citizens of Panola County,
 1-5     who will be visiting the State Capitol on February 24, 1999,
 1-6     to observe Panola County Day; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Panola County was created from Shelby and Harrison
 1-8     counties by the First Legislature of Texas on March 30, 1846; the
 1-9     county seat of Panola County is Carthage, and it dates back to
1-10     1848 when 100 acres were donated for a town site; and
1-11           WHEREAS, The population of the bustling small town of Carthage
1-12     is nearly 7,000, and it is the trade center for the region; also
1-13     located there are the New Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, the
1-14     Jim Reeves Memorial, the Old Jail Museum, and a genealogical
1-15     library; and
1-16           WHEREAS, The Indian word for cotton is ponolo, the source
1-17     of the name of Panola County; the area is famed for its production
1-18     of cotton, corn, potatoes, sugar cane, peanuts, tomatoes, melons,
1-19     peaches, and other vegetables and fruits; and
1-20           WHEREAS, With its location on the Texas-Louisiana border,
1-21     this illustrious county is blessed with rich soil and an abundant
1-22     water supply, and its leading meat products are broilers, hogs,
1-23     and cattle; and
1-24           WHEREAS, In this area, job opportunities are plentiful with
 2-1     an abundant local employment pool of dedicated men and women; there
 2-2     are service-oriented businesses, specialty and antique shops,
 2-3     commercial food processing, timber, light manufacturing, and oil
 2-4     and gas processing; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Contributing to the development of the State of Texas,
 2-6     the stalwart citizens of Panola County have achieved a great deal
 2-7     for their community and their county; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-9     76th Legislature, hereby extend sincere best wishes to Panola County
2-10     for a happy and successful Panola County Day; and, be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-12     Panola County as a memento of this grand occasion and as an
2-13     expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.
2-14                                                    Nixon
2-15           Armbrister           Gallegos            Ogden
2-16           Barrientos           Harris              Ratliff
2-17           Bernsen              Haywood             Shapiro
2-18           Bivins               Jackson             Shapleigh
2-19           Brown                Lindsay             Sibley
2-20           Cain                 Lucio               Truan
2-21           Carona               Luna                Wentworth
2-22           Duncan               Madla               West
2-23           Ellis                Moncrief            Whitmire
2-24           Fraser               Nelson              Zaffirini
2-25                       Perry, President of the Senate
2-26                                  ______________________________________
2-27                                          President of the Senate
2-28                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-29                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-30                                  on February 24, 1999.
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2-32                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-34                                           Member, Texas Senate