R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Shelby County will be in
1-2 Austin on February 20, 2001, to celebrate their county's rich
1-3 history and numerous contributions to the Lone Star State during
1-4 Shelby County Day at the State Capitol; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Located deep in the East Texas Piney Woods, the area
1-6 was organized under the Mexican government in 1835 as Tenehaw
1-7 Municipality; the following year the Congress of the Republic of
1-8 Texas reconstituted this municipality as Shelby County, naming it
1-9 in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Isaac Shelby; during
1-10 the transition, the county's most important town, Nashville, was
1-11 renamed Shelbyville; and
1-12 WHEREAS, The county's early history was both exciting and
1-13 dramatic; it is remembered especially for a long and violent feud
1-14 in the 1840s that became known as the Regulator-Moderator War; and
1-15 WHEREAS, After peace had been restored, the county moved its
1-16 seat to an area called White Cottage in 1866 and rechristened it
1-17 Center, due to its geographic location in Shelby County; nestled in
1-18 this lovely town are the Shelby County Museum and the beautiful
1-19 county courthouse, which was added to the National Register of
1-20 Historic Places in 1971 and is the only Irish-castle-style
1-21 courthouse remaining in the United States; and
1-22 WHEREAS, This area has been blessed with an abundance of
1-23 natural resources, including dense forests and rich bottomlands; in
1-24 addition to timber and cattle production, the county has a
2-1 significant poultry industry and leads the state in its inventory
2-2 of broilers; and
2-3 WHEREAS, The most important ingredient in this dynamic and
2-4 prosperous economy, though, is the citizenry of Shelby County, a
2-5 group deeply committed to education, health care, and the
2-6 preservation of their storied past for future generations; and
2-7 WHEREAS, The residents of Shelby County are justifiably proud
2-8 of their noteworthy region and the significant role its citizens
2-9 have played in the development of Texas, and they are truly worthy
2-10 of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-12 Legislature hereby recognize February 20, 2001, as Shelby County
2-13 Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the county's
2-14 visiting residents.
Christian
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 292 was adopted by the House on
February 20, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House