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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House