1-1 1 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 2-18 ______________________________________ 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. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Member, Texas Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate 2-29 ______________________________________ 2-30 Member, Texas Senate