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 APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor