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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 410
 1-3           WHEREAS, Many proud citizens of Bastrop are visiting
 1-4     the State Capitol on March 7, 2001, to celebrate the vitality
 1-5     and rich heritage of this historic Texas community, and photographs
 1-6     illustrating the town's many facets are on exhibit today in the
 1-7     Capitol rotunda; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, In colonial days, Bastrop was the site of a
 1-9     Colorado River crossing on the Old San Antonio Road, for several
1-10     hundred years an important route between Mexico and East Texas;
1-11     a fort stood here for a time in the early 1800s, and in 1827
1-12     Stephen F. Austin secured permission to settle 100 families in the
1-13     area, a project that became known as Austin's Little Colony; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Bastrop was laid out in accordance with the
1-15     traditional plan for Mexican towns in 1832; although settlement
1-16     was slowed by the threat from Comanche Indians, who hunted here
1-17     in the fall, the community had grown to about 400 by the time of
1-18     the Texas Revolution; and
1-19           WHEREAS, At the beginning of the revolution, Bastrop
1-20     became the first settlement in the province to organize a
1-21     committee of public safety; 11 men from Bastrop died at the
1-22     Battle of the Alamo, and in the days that followed, as settlers
 2-1     fled eastward, the Mexican army and Indians completely leveled
 2-2     the town; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Following independence, Bastrop became the
 2-4     county seat of Bastrop County; the town enjoyed a prominence
 2-5     that extended far beyond the county's borders, serving as a
 2-6     commercial and political center, a place for organizing military
 2-7     forays against the Indians, and a haven for settlers during times
 2-8     of frontier unrest; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, The early economy of the community rested on
2-10     agriculture and on timber from the adjacent pine forest; Bastrop
2-11     lumber was carted to Austin, San Antonio, the Texas frontier, and
2-12     Mexico; in time, cotton cultivation came to the fore and the
2-13     importance of the timber industry receded; and
2-14           WHEREAS, Still a center for agribusiness, Bastrop also
2-15     draws economic strength from such present-day industries as
2-16     oil-well supply and manufacturing; together with new commercial
2-17     development, the town also boasts a new medical center and a
2-18     University of Texas cancer research center; and
2-19           WHEREAS, This vibrant community has retained much of
2-20     its 19th-century ambience, with more than 125 buildings in the
2-21     downtown district and surrounding neighborhoods listed in the
2-22     National Register of Historic Places; immensely attractive to
2-23     individuals looking for a small town in which to live and raise
2-24     their families, Bastrop is also popular with tourists; and
 3-1           WHEREAS, Local attractions include the Bastrop Museum,
 3-2     the Central Texas Museum of Automotive History, the 1890 iron
 3-3     bridge over the Colorado, which has been converted to a park, and
 3-4     the 1889 opera house, which offers a year-round schedule of comedy,
 3-5     drama, and musical theater; and
 3-6           WHEREAS, Opportunities for outdoor recreation abound
 3-7     at the Bastrop State Park, home of the Lost Pines, at the
 3-8     McKinney Roughs Natural Science Preserve, at Lake Bastrop and
 3-9     along the Colorado River, and at three 18-hole golf courses; and
3-10           WHEREAS, Citizens of Bastrop are justifiably proud of
3-11     their notable heritage and of the splendid community that they
3-12     share today, and it is a great pleasure to recognize the many
3-13     contributions they and their forebears have made to the building
3-14     of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
3-15           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-16     77th Texas Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2001, as
3-17     Bastrop . . . Something for Everyone Day at the State Capitol
3-18     and extend to this delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable
3-19     and memorable visit.
3-20                                                              Armbrister
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3-22                                          President of the Senate
3-23                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-24                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-25                                  on March 7, 2001.
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3-27                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 4-2                                           Member, Texas Senate