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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 624
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join
 1-4     citizens of Fannin County in celebrating April 10, 2001, as
 1-5     Fannin County Day at the State Capitol; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Located in northeast Texas along the Red River
 1-7     Valley, Fannin County was originally populated by Caddo Indians;
 1-8     by 1836, permanent settlement of the area had begun when several
 1-9     families arrived to build their homes on the rolling prairie; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Fannin was the first original county created in
1-11     1837 by the Congress of the Republic of Texas from the larger
1-12     Red River County; the Texas Congress first thought to name the
1-13     new county Independence, but later settled on Fannin, in honor
1-14     of James Walker Fannin, Jr., a martyred hero of the Texas
1-15     Revolution; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Bonham, the county seat, was founded in 1836 by
1-17     Judge Bailey Inglish, who originally named the settlement
1-18     Bois d'Arc after the area's native trees; the name of the town
1-19     became Bonham in 1844, in honor of James B. Bonham, the famous
1-20     messenger in the Battle of the Alamo; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Fannin County is quite proud of its native son,
 2-1     Sam Rayburn, who began his distinguished political career in
 2-2     the Texas House of Representatives, where he served one year
 2-3     as speaker; later, Sam Rayburn went to Washington, D.C., as a
 2-4     congressman and was reelected to that position for 48 years;
 2-5     during his tenure as congressman, Mr. Sam served as speaker of
 2-6     the United States House of Representatives for 17 years, longer
 2-7     than any other individual in history; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, Its final boundaries were fixed by 1846, and by
 2-9     1900, the county had over 50,000 residents and was a significant
2-10     producer of livestock and other agricultural products; by the end
2-11     of the 20th century, Fannin County's farming economy also included
2-12     manufacturing and retail businesses; and
2-13           WHEREAS, The Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce was established
2-14     in 1886 as the Board of Trade; renamed the chamber of commerce
2-15     in 1926, it has been instrumental in bringing jobs and new
2-16     residents to Bonham and Fannin County, and it is the driving
2-17     force for social and economic change; and
2-18           WHEREAS, Citizens of Fannin County have much to be proud of;
2-19     their home has played an important role in the history of Texas,
2-20     and it will continue to be vital to the state's well-being as an
2-21     agribusiness center; a grand place, with industrious, civic-minded
2-22     residents, Fannin County can look forward to a bright future; now,
2-23     therefore, be it
2-24           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 3-1     77th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the citizens of
 3-2     Fannin County for a most enjoyable and successful Fannin County
 3-3     Day; and, be it further
 3-4           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
 3-5     prepared for Fannin County as a memento of this grand occasion
 3-6     and as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
 3-7                                                    Cain
 3-8           Armbrister           Harris              Shapiro
 3-9           Barrientos           Haywood             Shapleigh
3-10           Bernsen              Jackson             Sibley
3-11           Bivins               Lindsay             Staples
3-12           Brown                Lucio               Truan
3-13           Carona               Madla               Van de Putte
3-14           Duncan               Moncrief            Wentworth
3-15           Ellis                Nelson              West
3-16           Fraser               Ogden               Whitmire
3-17           Gallegos                                 Zaffirini
3-18                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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3-20                                          President of the Senate
3-21                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-22                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-23                                  on April 10, 2001.
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3-25                                          Secretary of the Senate
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3-27                                           Member, Texas Senate