R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Proud citizens of La Salle County are visiting the
1-2 State Capitol on February 21, 2001, to celebrate the role their
1-3 South Texas home has played in the annals of the Lone Star State;
1-4 and
1-5 WHEREAS, In the Spanish colonial era, the Old Presidio Road
1-6 passed through present-day La Salle County; Coahuila governor
1-7 Alonso De Leon used this road on his way to search for the French
1-8 settlement of the Sieur de La Salle, as did the famed missionary
1-9 and historian Friar Juan Agustin Morfi; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Although the county was created in 1858, outlaw
1-11 activity and Indian raids delayed settlement; Fort Ewell,
1-12 established in 1852 to protect travelers, was abandoned two years
1-13 later; with the last Indian raid occurring in 1878, however, and
1-14 the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s and the gradual
1-15 suppression of desperadoes, ranching soon became a viable project;
1-16 and
1-17 WHEREAS, One of the ranches established during this period
1-18 was a huge spread managed by the Hall brothers, among them Jesse
1-19 Leigh "Lee" Hall, a noted Texas Ranger who had been instrumental in
1-20 bringing order to South Texas; Lee Hall became the prototype for
1-21 the Texas Ranger who appears in many short stories by the writer O.
1-22 Henry, who spent two years on the ranch while seeking to improve
1-23 his health; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Ranching, fortified today by the infusion of
2-1 Hereford and Brahman stock, remains a major part of the county's
2-2 economy; other income is derived from oil and gas, a significant
2-3 industry here since the 1950s, and from agriculture; the South
2-4 Texas practice of cool-season farming originated in La Salle County
2-5 in the 1890s, and by 1910 the county was the leading vegetable
2-6 producer in the Winter Garden Region; and
2-7 WHEREAS, The county seat, Cotulla, was founded in 1881;
2-8 future president Lyndon B. Johnson taught in Cotulla during the
2-9 1920s, and this interlude proved to be a formative influence on his
2-10 thinking about society and the role of government; the schoolhouse
2-11 where he taught is now home to the Brush Country Museum, whose
2-12 collections include hundreds of photos of early ranching life; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Today, the county is taking a strong interest in
2-14 soil conservation, while the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area
2-15 (WMA) is doing important work regarding the management of wildlife
2-16 and wildlife habitat; the Chaparral WMA also serves as an outdoor
2-17 laboratory for students and offers many opportunities for outdoor
2-18 recreation; and
2-19 WHEREAS, The citizens of La Salle County are heirs to a
2-20 notable history and heritage, and their productivity and dedication
2-21 to being good stewards of the earth are a model for all Texans and
2-22 are truly worthy of commendation; now, therefore, be it
2-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-24 Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2001, as La Salle County
2-25 Day at the State Capitol and extend to this delegation sincere best
2-26 wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit.
Salinas
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. 302 was adopted by the House on
February 21, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House