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H.R. No. 47
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens of Orange County are gathering in Austin
today to celebrate Orange County Day at the State Capitol, and this
event affords an ideal opportunity to recognize the county's many
fine attributes; and
WHEREAS, Contiguous to western Louisiana, from which it is
divided by the Sabine River, this East Texas county is also bordered
by the Neches River and by Sabine Lake; it took its name from orange
groves flourishing along the Sabine River when it was created in
1852 from a portion of Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, Dominant within the county's economically diverse
base are the petrochemical, lumber processing, shipbuilding, and
tourism industries, while agribusiness is also a major contributor;
the beneficial combination of an extended growing season, rich
coastal soil, and favorable climate results in abundant crops of
cotton, rice, citrus, vegetables, soybeans, peas, Christmas trees,
and nursery stock, while horses, cattle, crawfish, and hogs also
account for significant income; and
WHEREAS, Residents and visitors participate in a multitude of
outdoor events, including the Annual International Gumbo Cook-off
in May and festivals celebrating crawfish and crabs; Orange
County's heavily wooded acreage, along with marshes, grasslands,
and various bodies of water, including the nearby Gulf of Mexico,
attracts hunters and freshwater and saltwater fishing enthusiasts,
while birders delight in the impressive range of exotic avian life;
and
WHEREAS, Lamar State College--Orange offers opportunities
for educational and cultural enrichment in the county seat and is
complemented by such assets as the Heritage History Museum of
Orange County, Heritage House Museum, Community Playhouse, Lutcher
Theater for the Performing Arts, Stark Museum of Art, W. H. Stark
House, and Central Fire Station; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is one of the Lone Star State's great
assets, and even as its citizens reflect with satisfaction on their
proud accomplishments, they can also look forward with anticipation
to the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize January 27, 2003, as Orange County Day
at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to all Orange County
residents for a bright and prosperous future.
Deshotel
Hamilton
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
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 47 was adopted by the House on January
27, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House