R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, On March 6, 2001, many proud residents of Montgomery
 1-2     County will travel to Austin to celebrate Montgomery County Day at
 1-3     the State Capitol; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, The Congress of the Republic of Texas established
 1-5     Montgomery County in December 1837 from portions of Washington
 1-6     County and named it for the city of Montgomery, which was the
 1-7     area's largest settlement; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Many notable Texans resided in Montgomery County
 1-9     during the days of the Republic and early statehood, including
1-10     Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis, I. L. G. Strickland, who was one of the
1-11     area's first ministers, and Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart, who was
1-12     a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first Texas
1-13     secretary of state, and a representative of Montgomery County at
1-14     the 1845 Constitutional Convention; and
1-15           WHEREAS, The gently rolling terrain of Montgomery County lies
1-16     on the edge of the Big Thicket, and its fertile soil is ideal for
1-17     the production of a number of agricultural commodities and for
1-18     raising cattle and horses; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Montgomery County is abundant with a variety of
1-20     natural wonders, including the Sam Houston National Forest, Jones
1-21     State Forest, and beautiful Lake Conroe, a 24,000-surface-acre lake
1-22     the shores of which are home to some 30,000 people and a recreation
1-23     area for thousands of others from around the state and nation; Lake
1-24     Conroe has many beautiful resorts and marinas for those who enjoy
 2-1     fishing, boating, hiking, and other water sports, as well as some
 2-2     of the nicest and most well-known golf courses in Texas; the lake
 2-3     area is also the home of two of the county's finest towns:
 2-4     Montgomery, on the west side of Lake Conroe, and Willis, on the
 2-5     northeast side of the lake; the county has many other small towns
 2-6     and communities that contribute to its culture, such as
 2-7     Cut-N-Shoot, Grangerland, Magnolia, New Caney, Oak Ridge North,
 2-8     Porter, Shenandoah, and Splendora; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, The county seat is the city of Conroe, a town of
2-10     nearly 40,000 residents and the site of the Heritage Museum of
2-11     Montgomery County and the historic and still-producing Conroe Oil
2-12     Field; and
2-13           WHEREAS, Home to over 60,000 residents, including Laura
2-14     Wilkinson, winner of the gold medal in platform diving at the
2-15     Sidney 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and 950 companies, The Woodlands
2-16     is located in south Montgomery County and is recognized as one of
2-17     the nation's most desirable communities; the site of the Houston
2-18     Advanced Research Center, which promotes scientific research and
2-19     technology development on issues relating to the environment,
2-20     energy, medicine, and information technology, as well as The
2-21     Research Forest and its leading-edge technology companies, The
2-22     Woodlands features a waterway linking offices, retail space, and
2-23     dining and entertainment venues to minimize automobile traffic, and
2-24     is the only golf facility in the U.S. with courses by Nicklaus,
2-25     Player, and Palmer, plus a Tournament Players Course, together
2-26     offering a total of 117 holes in one community; and
2-27           WHEREAS, A unique blend of urban and rural elements,
 3-1     Montgomery County has been careful to preserve its rich cultural
 3-2     heritage while keeping pace with the changing needs of its
 3-3     citizens, providing excellent public and private schools, a
 3-4     community college and university center, health care, and many
 3-5     modern conveniences to those who call it home; and
 3-6           WHEREAS, The East Montgomery County Improvement District
 3-7     provides scholarship endowments of $1,000 to any graduate of New
 3-8     Caney or Splendora High School who attends a college in the North
 3-9     Harris Montgomery Community College District; and
3-10           WHEREAS, The residents of Montgomery County are justifiably
3-11     proud of the many positive qualities that make it an outstanding
3-12     place in which to live, work, and raise a family; in light of the
3-13     citizenry's many contributions to the State of Texas and its
3-14     significant place in our state's history as the official birthplace
3-15     of the Lone Star Flag, it is indeed appropriate that Montgomery
3-16     County be given special legislative recognition at this time; now,
3-17     therefore, be it
3-18           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
3-19     Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2001, as Montgomery County
3-20     Day at the State Capitol and join with the citizens of Montgomery
3-21     County in paying tribute to this fine county.
                                                                    Williams
                                                                        Hope
         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
                                             _______________________________
                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 362 was adopted by the House on March
         6, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House