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