1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 720 1-3 WHEREAS, On April 26, 1999, Liberty County Day at the 1-4 Capitol will be celebrated by its proud citizens in recognition 1-5 of their illustrious county and the contributions it has made to 1-6 the State of Texas; and 1-7 WHEREAS, From the earliest days, citizens of the area 1-8 have been major participants in the history of Texas; originally 1-9 established in 1756 as a Spanish outpost, Atascosito survived 1-10 occupation by the French in 1818, and it was here, in 1831, that 1-11 the new municipality of Villa de la Santisima Trinidad de la Libertad 1-12 was colonized; and 1-13 WHEREAS, As one of the original 23 counties of the 1-14 Republic of Texas, Atascosito District encompassed all or part of 1-15 10 modern-day counties in southeast Texas; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Liberty County has not only a proud history, it has 1-17 proud ties to Texas government: Price Daniel, the 38th Governor 1-18 of Texas, hailed from Dayton; financial interests in the area 1-19 were held by the 31st Governor of Texas, Ross S. Sterling; 1-20 Colonel Edward Bradford Pickett of Liberty presided over the 1-21 1875 Texas Constitutional Convention; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Today the residents are here to celebrate the 1-23 present and the future of this great county in the heart of the 1-24 Golden Triangle; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-2 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate the citizens of Ames, 2-3 Cleveland, Daisetta, Dayton, Dayton Lakes, Devers, Eastgate, 2-4 Hardin, Hull, Kenefick, Liberty, Moss Bluff, Moss Hill, 2-5 North Cleveland, Plum Grove, Raywood, Romayor, Rye, and Tarkington; 2-6 and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-8 Liberty County as an expression of the highest regard of the 2-9 Texas Senate. 2-10 Bernsen 2-11 Armbrister Harris Ogden 2-12 Barrientos Haywood Ratliff 2-13 Bivins Jackson Shapiro 2-14 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-15 Cain Lucio Sibley 2-16 Carona Luna Truan 2-17 Duncan Madla Wentworth 2-18 Ellis Moncrief West 2-19 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 2-20 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 2-21 Perry, President of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 President of the Senate 2-24 I hereby certify that the above 2-25 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-26 on April 26, 1999. 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Secretary of the Senate 2-29 ______________________________________ 2-30 Member, Texas Senate