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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 310
 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, March 3, 1999, 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 the
1-16     National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Fort Bend County is currently gaining national
1-18     recognition for its quality of human resources, amazing growth,
1-19     and economic vibrance; the county enjoyed the second fastest
1-20     population growth of any United States county through the first
1-21     half of the nineties; and
1-22           WHEREAS, The county is leading the state in job creation
1-23     at three times the state average for new manufacturing jobs, and
1-24     American Demographics named Fort Bend County the nation's third
 2-1     best address for managerial and professional workers; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, Fort Bend County residents have an award-winning
 2-3     school system and a strong economy, and they provide much of
 2-4     the state's rice, corn, and nursery crops; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, While Fort Bend County offers the opportunities
 2-6     generated by fast growing communities, its natural beauty and
 2-7     rural charm have been retained, and the residents of Fort Bend
 2-8     County deserve to be proud of their efforts and planning; now,
 2-9     therefore, be it
2-10           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-11     76th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the people of
2-12     Fort Bend County for a joyous and celebratory Fort Bend County
2-13     Day; and, be it further
2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
2-15     for the residents of Fort Bend County as an expression of
2-16     esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-17                                                Brown, Armbrister, Ellis
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2-19                                          President of the Senate
2-20                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-21                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-22                                  on March 1, 1999.
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2-24                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-25                                  ______________________________________
2-26                                           Member, Texas Senate
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2-28                                           Member, Texas Senate
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2-30                                           Member, Texas Senate