H.C.R. No. 61 



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Texans are celebrating the sesquicentennial of the 
founding of Hill County and the City of Hillsboro on March 5, 2003, 
and such a joyous occasion is indeed worthy of special legislative 
recognition; and
	WHEREAS, Hill County was created from a western section of 
Navarro County on February 7, 1853, and organized at Lexington on 
Jack's Branch a few months later; its name pays tribute to Dr. 
George Washington Hill, a former Indian agent, secretary of war and 
secretary of marine in President Sam Houston's cabinet, and member 
of the Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Congresses of the Republic 
of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, The foundation for a permanent county seat, 
originally spelled Hillsborough, was laid in the fall of that same 
year when the county commissioners court ordered the surveying and 
platting of land donated for that purpose by Thomas M. Steiner, John 
A. Caruthers, and Jonathan Newby; and
	WHEREAS, Hill County and Hillsboro have long been identified 
with the agribusiness that formed one of the bases of the state's 
economy, and in recent years they have capitalized on their 
favorable geographic location and natural and cultural resources to 
generate a thriving local tourism industry; and
	WHEREAS, The county's recreational and cultural 
opportunities draw guests from throughout Texas and beyond to Lake 
Whitney State Park and Aquilla Lake, the Confederate Museum, and 
the Audie Murphy Gun Museum; in Hillsboro, visitors participate in 
Hill College activities, admire a restored courthouse, and enhance 
the local economy at antique malls and an outlet center; and
	WHEREAS, Since their organization 150 years ago, Hill County 
and the City of Hillsboro have been home to exceptional citizens who 
remain justifiably proud of their role in the dramatic story of the 
Lone Star State, and their contributions indeed merit our praise; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby commemorate the sesquicentennial of the founding of Hill 
County and the City of Hillsboro, welcome the visiting delegation 
to the State Capitol, and extend warmest wishes to all those 
involved with this momentous event; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the residents of Hillsboro and Hill County as an 
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and 
Senate.

                                                                           Pitts



       

       

       
Craddick

       Giddings

       Merritt

       
Allen

       Goodman

       Miller

       
Alonzo

       Goolsby

       Moreno of Harris

       
Bailey

       Griggs

       Moreno of El Paso

       
Baxter

       Grusendorf

       Morrison

       
Berman

       Guillen

       Mowery

       
Bohac

       Gutierrez

       Naishtat

       
Bonnen

       Haggerty

       Nixon

       
Branch

       Hamilton

       Noriega

       
Brown of Kaufman

       Hamric

       Oliveira

       
Brown of Brazos

       Hardcastle

       Olivo

       
Burnam

       Harper-Brown

       Paxton

       
Callegari

       Hartnett

       Pena

       
Campbell

       Heflin

       Phillips

       
Canales

       Hegar

       Pickett

       
Capelo

       Hilderbran

       Pitts

       
Casteel

       Hill

       Puente

       
Castro

       Hochberg

       Quintanilla

       
Chavez

       Hodge

       Rangel

       
Chisum

       Homer

       Raymond

       
Christian

       Hope

       Reyna

       
Coleman

       Hopson

       Riddle

       
Cook of Navarro

       Howard

       Ritter

       
Cook of Colorado

       Hughes

       Rodriguez

       
Corte

       Hunter

       Rose

       
Crabb

       Hupp

       Seaman

       
Crownover

       Isett

       Smith of Tarrant

       
Davis of Harris

       Jones of Lubbock

       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Smithee

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

       Solis

       
Delisi

       Keel

       Solomons

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Stick

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Swinford

       
Driver

       King

       Talton

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Taylor

       
Dunnam

       Krusee

       Telford

       
Dutton

       Kuempel

       Thompson

       
Edwards

       Laney

       Truitt

       
Eiland

       Laubenberg

       Turner

       
Eissler

       Lewis

       Uresti

       
Elkins

       Luna

       Van Arsdale

       
Ellis

       Mabry

       Villarreal

       
Farabee

       Madden

       West

       
Farrar

       Marchant

       Wilson

       
Flores

       Martinez Fischer

       Wise

       
Flynn

       McCall

       Wohlgemuth

       
Gallego

       McClendon

       Wolens

       
Garza

       McReynolds

       Wong

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Woolley

       
Geren

       Mercer

       Zedler

       





______________________________            ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House on March 
5, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the Senate on 
March 5, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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              Governor