By Williams                                            H.R. No. 362
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                                 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.